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He's the guy behind the curtain jsr Apr 2013 #1
You knew he was planning to make money of it. That's his only reason for SharonAnn Apr 2013 #48
It's not JUST the money, for him. At 87 years old there's no way... JHB Apr 2013 #61
See what happens when the whole world lives inside an old joke? Bannakaffalatta Apr 2013 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author bahrbearian Apr 2013 #5
He , who dies with all the money wins. bahrbearian Apr 2013 #9
It boggles the mind.. sendero Apr 2013 #3
But we still have freedom jsr Apr 2013 #4
Hey now wait a minute.. sendero Apr 2013 #6
+1000 nt truebluegreen Apr 2013 #7
People need to grind the machine to a halt together HomerRamone Apr 2013 #10
Actually it's a genius of a strategy. rhett o rick Apr 2013 #19
Freedom? SCVDem Apr 2013 #31
Exactly. ctsnowman Apr 2013 #60
How so? THIS Blue Team has offered up and handed over unasked, that which... TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #51
That's just it, we are all supposed to treat our 2 parties like teams so we will get carried away Dustlawyer Apr 2013 #20
Then, imho, we all should just stop voting. What good does it do? juajen Apr 2013 #33
I agree to the extent that it will take a HUGE number of people marching and holding out Dustlawyer Apr 2013 #42
A good general strike would work WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2013 #43
K&R. I certainly hope they all stop pretending austerity is the answer. Overseas Apr 2013 #8
Yep. I've posted about this bastard and his Simpson-Bowles cohorts before... Triana Apr 2013 #11
Gee, really? It's just the old saying: mountain grammy Apr 2013 #12
Yes- Always Follow The Money - Who Stands To Gain - Who Stands To Lose cantbeserious Apr 2013 #13
Forbes article about these "Fix the Debt" schmucks.... Triana Apr 2013 #14
Thanks Triana. ctsnowman Apr 2013 #63
I can't fathom- ruffburr Apr 2013 #15
Why does this come as no surprise. AnnieK401 Apr 2013 #16
This is the kind of monster Obama pays attention to. forestpath Apr 2013 #17
May I remind everyone that Pete Peterson headed the committee that picked Timothy JDPriestly Apr 2013 #22
Birds of a feather. forestpath Apr 2013 #25
He is one of the puppet masters pulling Obama's strings. n/t duffyduff Apr 2013 #52
Pete is an 86 year old billionaire who feels fucking the little guy over Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 #18
You're being kind. duffyduff Apr 2013 #53
sorry for the mini-rant ctsnowman Apr 2013 #62
We Are Sooooooo popsdenver Apr 2013 #21
Meet Pete Peterson per Wikipedia. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #23
Is this the same Blackstone Group which is buying up foreclosed single family homes? nt avgjo Apr 2013 #32
Apparently. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #38
Paul Krugman Is Certainly No Fan Of Pete Peterson's DallasNE Apr 2013 #57
I don't know... WinstonSmith4740 Apr 2013 #71
Hostis Publicus Turbineguy Apr 2013 #24
Austerity - just a more cruel and vindictive form of capitalism fasttense Apr 2013 #26
The American people are owners of most of the US Debt. juajen Apr 2013 #35
If only it were just greedy old men, it's everyone in Wall St. raouldukelives Apr 2013 #65
Freaking greedy billionaire pigs arthritisR_US Apr 2013 #27
There isn't one billionaire in this world that worked for their money. Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #37
Cheating and exploitation would be my tacit assumption. arthritisR_US Apr 2013 #59
It's time to focus on this man as we have the Koch Brothers Oilwellian Apr 2013 #28
What can we do about it? They_Live Apr 2013 #29
That kind of explains why mindwalker_i Apr 2013 #30
Parable of the Rich Fool sulphurdunn Apr 2013 #34
Some of these people had dreams of reversing ALL of FDR's New Deal under Ike... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #36
+1 HiPointDem Apr 2013 #39
k&r Electric Monk Apr 2013 #40
Peterson is as dangerous as the Kochs Faygo Kid Apr 2013 #41
He's worse. He has the president of the United States and Congress wrapped around his finger. n/t duffyduff Apr 2013 #54
It's not a mistake, it's not incompetence ... surrealAmerican Apr 2013 #44
As the great Gomer says: moonbeam23 Apr 2013 #45
i`ll wait to see if obama says anything about this myth of austerity. madrchsod Apr 2013 #46
It doen't matter what "math" and "facts" say: this President stands firm. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #47
is there any idea too stupid or destructive that our politicians won't enact if the price is right? yurbud Apr 2013 #49
. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #50
So our belts are tightened to pay for corporate greed Blue Owl Apr 2013 #55
Follow The Money DallasNE Apr 2013 #56
Obama mtasselin Apr 2013 #58
Team Obama is leading the charge for Pete's Peterson's Austerity USA. Octafish Apr 2013 #64
There's always someone waiting to profit on misery...... marmar Apr 2013 #66
Wow ! I can't wait to see this covered on the evening news tonight ! eppur_se_muova Apr 2013 #67
This story was posted early Sunday. I want to kick it again. It is huge to my mind. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #68
kick and rec riverbendviewgal Apr 2013 #69
This is an old argument... WinstonSmith4740 Apr 2013 #70
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