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Skittles

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23. yup; mandates don't mean anything

Reply to mythology (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 02:09 AM

Jan 2013

except when a repuke is in the White House

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MoveOn Opposes Fiscal Cliff Deal [View all] ProSense Jan 2013 OP

Voters gave President Obama a mandate.... Skittles Jan 2013 #1

And $400k is nearly 2x $250. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2013 #4

yup Skittles Jan 2013 #8

I'm not sure that I can put a finger on it, but at times R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2013 #2

So, are you saying that OP should either march in lockstep bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #14

I guess they're in good company. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #3

Thank you MoveOn! In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #5

anything that doesn't tax the rich and end the cuts for them and others is a failure to me. roguevalley Jan 2013 #35

The move from $250,000 t0 $450,000 seems a trite point alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #6

How desperate were Democrats to avoid the cliff? ProSense Jan 2013 #9

Don't agree alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #12

The increase is not ProSense Jan 2013 #15

Fine, top 1% alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #19

What's the revenue differential? Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #20

The Republicans were never going to give up bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #16

I agree in a way. I see it as numerically significant, going down the bell curve, but not coti Jan 2013 #26

Isn't there going to be a fight anyway in the coming weeks? Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #27

This is silly Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #7

They're "deeply concerned" that it's a partial deal alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #10

As long as Obama holds the line on the debt ceiling... Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #18

We'll see what happens alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #21

I will certainly give Obama that the results of this particular negotiation showed a strength that coti Jan 2013 #28

It's really silly to talk about Obama getting a mandate mythology Jan 2013 #11

yup; mandates don't mean anything Skittles Jan 2013 #23

Did it? What did Bush accomplish in his second term? Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #29

he was able to destroy the country Skittles Jan 2013 #32

That was cooked before his reelection, sadly. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #33

Are we not a Democratic Republic? TheProgressive Jan 2013 #13

To Hell with MoveOn. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #17

I'd say BIG SURPRISE Skittles Jan 2013 #22

You gotta make your own fun here, man. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #24

ProSense, this is one of the very few times I'll agree with you. coti Jan 2013 #25

Please list some examples of how he sold out bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #30

LOL- I gave him all that, and you're asking for an example of selling out the poor and middle class. coti Jan 2013 #31

My bigger beef is the gutting of the estate tax. oxymoron Jan 2013 #34