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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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37. The vote was 89-8

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White House, Senate unveil final, even stupider 'fiscal cliff' deal. Vote expected tonight. [View all] ProSense Dec 2012 OP

Theater of the abusrd. Do they know how absolutely incompetent they look? geckosfeet Dec 2012 #1

They are not incompetent in the least. woo me with science Dec 2012 #16

Got that right! Was watching C-Span and saw all the handshaking and backslapping DearHeart Jan 2013 #36

I would think the Repubs would be stronger around the time the debt ceiling debate arrives? kentuck Dec 2012 #2

What's even more stupid is that ProSense Dec 2012 #3

Yep. kentuck Dec 2012 #7

It's not hard to see. ProSense Dec 2012 #11

Yes, I am surprised as well. Prosense IMHO is usually more forgiving R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #14

Debt ceiling + military cuts + cuts to social programs... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #10

110 Billion in cuts for a measly 2 month reprieve from hostage taking? Blaukraut Dec 2012 #4

No kidding. ProSense Dec 2012 #5

My hunch is that they have made a deal not to challenge the debt ceiling vote when it comes up? kentuck Dec 2012 #8

Who could they have made that deal with? Lasher Dec 2012 #21

"There's something else at work here." woo me with science Dec 2012 #18

Congress appears to have inadvertently "won the war on terror" 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #6

Lemme guess... W_HAMILTON Dec 2012 #9

I have not kept a running tally on this, but how many times R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #15

the thing is that Obama gives them the shim Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #26

That's crazy talk, gangnam style! R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2013 #28

I have no idea what your post says Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #29

Right. Everyone knows it's shiv pscot Jan 2013 #34

You are absolutely spot on with your prediction. Their gamesmanship and collusion is transparent and In Truth We Trust Dec 2012 #20

The vote was 89-8 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #37

Yeah, and it came after we had already gone off "the fiscal cliff" W_HAMILTON Jan 2013 #38

Finally, the Republicans will know they can trust us MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #12

The deficit is only a problem bongbong Dec 2012 #13

And Boehner will never let it come to the floor of the House RomneyLies Dec 2012 #17

Dumbest political maneuver yet Aerows Dec 2012 #19

Stop it from passing. Better we go over the cliff. Pryderi Dec 2012 #22

No, it's not better we "go over the cliff" NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #23

Republicans lost BIG time on this. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #24

We might have given Boehner the light at the end of the tunnel he needs. Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #25

This is like a pro wrestling match, with the outcome predetermined in the locker room DJ13 Jan 2013 #27

Long on name-calling, short on analysis alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #30

You are aware of these individuals that call themselves Republicans, right? W_HAMILTON Jan 2013 #31

I don't think they're going to play nice at all alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #33

Looks like all it takes is one Senator to put a hold on the deal RomneyLies Jan 2013 #32

Hopefully they torpedo this nonsense Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #35