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limpyhobbler

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1. depends entirely on what is in the deal.

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Original post)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 08:21 PM

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How many of my fellow Duers want to see a deal with the GOP? [View all] R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 OP

depends entirely on what is in the deal. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #1

What would you approve in a deal? What would you reject? R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #8

I don't want any benefit cuts for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans benefits. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #11

My baseline too. forestpath Dec 2012 #16

+1. I am more open than most DUers, but ... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #24

Mine too. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #25

I have embraced the cliff. I eagerly anticipate the cliff. Autumn Dec 2012 #2

That's how I feel about it too. Chemisse Dec 2012 #3

My gut says... TDale313 Dec 2012 #4

Come Jan. 2nd the Republicans will have to vote against a tax cut. Eddie Haskell Dec 2012 #10

How do you get a vote to come up in the house? dkf Dec 2012 #19

What big "deal" did the Dems get in 2001? RandiFan1290 Dec 2012 #5

details matter. unblock Dec 2012 #6

Depends on the deal Taverner Dec 2012 #7

What would be a deal breaker for you? R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #9

Good question Taverner Dec 2012 #12

Absolutely agree. TDale313 Dec 2012 #13

i will be happy when dhol82 Dec 2012 #14

I don't really care one way or the other. Either way, SS will be thrown under the bus. If there is forestpath Dec 2012 #15

When will those cuts occur, can you be more specific? You seem very sure. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #33

I really don't expect a deal. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #17

It depends on the deal. Chisox08 Dec 2012 #18

IT Coyotl Dec 2012 #20

omg LOL limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #32

I doubt seriously there will be a deal Aerows Dec 2012 #21

I feel like the damage has been done already ecstatic Dec 2012 #22

I disagree. Kablooie Dec 2012 #29

The system was broken long before those idiots were created. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #31

Not me. hay rick Dec 2012 #23

I'd rather see the GOP dealt with. n/t Scootaloo Dec 2012 #26

fuck the GOP Skittles Dec 2012 #27

If a deal passes, it's going to be pretty biased towards the GOP. Kablooie Dec 2012 #28

Not enough info to know what to do.... dmosh42 Dec 2012 #30

I'm not sure I want to see a deal with the 2012 democrats. n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #34

If the Democrats had put some Democratic Positions On-the-Table, bvar22 Dec 2012 #35

... Fumesucker Dec 2012 #36

Depends what the deal is democrattotheend Dec 2012 #37