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Kablooie

(18,619 posts)

29. I disagree.

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #22)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 05:31 AM

Dec 2012

If they make a deal the publicity will all be how they bravely avoided the cliff and what wonderful negotiators they are.

And most of the public will buy it because its most of what they will hear.

Even if we go over We will hear all the wonderful things the they are doing to prevent it from making things worse.

The news we hear on DU is not the news the general public hears.

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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