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madfloridian

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7. The Democrats put the offer on the table.

Reply to bigtree (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 08:11 PM

Dec 2012

It never should have been there.

So go ahead with the attacks on me and others, because the bottom line is that Democrats should not have put it on the table.

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How relevant is 'chained CPI' hysteria if republicans weren't serious about it in the first place? [View all] bigtree Dec 2012 OP

Now they can say that Democrats offered to cut Social Security. madfloridian Dec 2012 #1

And the Republicans own the word C-CPI Panasonic Dec 2012 #2

actually, it is you and your brethren who say that. But it never happens. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #3

No, actually I am not known for jumping to "extreme conclusions". madfloridian Dec 2012 #9

I have seen post after post from you accusing Obama of giving away everything. You have been wrong. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #11

I believe he is harming public education. I don't think he is strong on the safety nets. madfloridian Dec 2012 #13

'offered' is a very broad term bigtree Dec 2012 #6

The Democrats put the offer on the table. madfloridian Dec 2012 #7

You were never in the room. Yet you pretend as if you were. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #12

Go ahead and let it all out. These are some very odd attacks going on. madfloridian Dec 2012 #14

no. it was a republican proposal that had conditional support bigtree Dec 2012 #15

It was put on the table by our president. Offer or counteroffer...IMO no difference. madfloridian Dec 2012 #16

no. it was put on the table by republicans and tentively/conditionally accepted as part of a package bigtree Dec 2012 #17

Oh, it will be relevant till Cha Dec 2012 #4

It's accomplished what it intended - depress the vote for 2014. They'll create more. freshwest Dec 2012 #10

That was the best fucking deal they will EVER see. They couldn't do it & now EVERYONE knows. patrice Dec 2012 #5

This is about obvious political framing Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 #8

endless rationalization is endless cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #18

A benchmark has been set. No one yet knows what can be cut from Social Security 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #19