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Egalitarian Thug

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44. Those ratings organizations were created specifically to provide cover
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 06:50 PM
Apr 2012

for the feckless and the criminal. How many times have we seen the Blue Team Defense Legion spring into action with these ridiculous stats to "justify" their client's votes? Another tactic; Remember how Senator Clinton worked for almost four years pushing "bankruptcy reform", and once it was a done deal she failed to actually cast her vote? "Can't blame me, I didn't even vote on it."

How do so many middle and upper-middle-class politicians enter office only to become 1%ers after a few terms of "lucky" investments or government contracts being awarded to the spouse?

Thanks for posting senseandsensibility Apr 2012 #1
Time for Nancy, Steny, and Dicky to retire. Fuddnik Apr 2012 #2
Not necessary if they shape up in response to public pressure eridani Apr 2012 #12
last time i tried to tell nancy anything i got the you're not a constituent and therefore direct leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #37
The email link I provided is from a SEPARATE Democratic Party Leader website eridani Apr 2012 #38
thanks leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #45
Surprise! (n/t) a2liberal Apr 2012 #3
aaaargh Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #4
What a ridiculous ProSense Apr 2012 #5
And Medicare and Medicaid? eridani Apr 2012 #6
Pelosi ProSense Apr 2012 #7
Party pooper. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #8
There seems ProSense Apr 2012 #9
Repukes are absolutely opposed to our lifeline New Deal programs eridani Apr 2012 #13
Yeah ProSense Apr 2012 #16
I can walk and chew gum, thankyewverymuch eridani Apr 2012 #39
I've noticed an uptick. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #21
Please tell me, where do you get off? countryjake Apr 2012 #35
Thank you! sabrina 1 May 2012 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest May 2012 #46
See post #35! countryjake Apr 2012 #36
Opposing Ryan is no excuse to accept Catfood nor is the Wealthcare and Profit Protection Act TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #10
Are you ProSense Apr 2012 #15
That was last year eridani Apr 2012 #11
Huh? n/t ProSense Apr 2012 #14
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2012 #22
the framework is a piece of crap hfojvt Apr 2012 #29
That there are a few useful recommendations in Simpson-Bowles is irrelevant. eridani Apr 2012 #42
"a series of recent comments, and reports" Javaman Apr 2012 #17
"Are we all that easy to be duped?" BumRushDaShow Apr 2012 #19
Only a few of you are duped Oilwellian Apr 2012 #23
Many of you are duped BumRushDaShow Apr 2012 #25
True that the Catfood Commission was rejected. You think that stops the 1% assholes-- eridani Apr 2012 #40
Did she or did she not say she supports the framework of Simpson Bowles? That is what the OP is sabrina 1 May 2012 #49
It did come from her lips Oilwellian Apr 2012 #20
go to the link and watch the video hfojvt Apr 2012 #30
Remember when Obama's Simpson-Bowles plan was MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #18
Definitely, positively, absolutely ... any second ... here it comes .... here it comes ... JoePhilly Apr 2012 #27
Are you trying to say something? MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #28
The theft is bipartisan. It is time for all of us to face reality. woo me with science Apr 2012 #24
The Huff Po is about as believable as the National Inquirer n/t n2doc Apr 2012 #26
Uo-Oh. Must be Pelosi's turn this week. bvar22 Apr 2012 #31
Wow! Talk about a cold slap of Truth! woo me with science Apr 2012 #32
IIRC, the article is from 2009, bvar22 Apr 2012 #33
They are very, very good at this game. woo me with science Apr 2012 #34
Especially when that 9% or 1% is on the most crucial votes eridani Apr 2012 #43
Those ratings organizations were created specifically to provide cover Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #44
A word to those making the "keep your powder dry" arguments eridani Apr 2012 #41
Why wouldn't it be true, she took impeachment of war criminals "off the table" just1voice May 2012 #47
And she led Congress to vote for the Bank Bailouts against the will of a majority of the American sabrina 1 May 2012 #50
Activists care about things like that, but our neighbors don't eridani May 2012 #51
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