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Blue_Tires

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Reply to Ash_F (Reply #15)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 08:05 PM

Dec 2012

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CBSNews: JUST IN: House Will Not Vote Tonight; Nation Will Go Over Fiscal Cliff at Midnight [View all] Hissyspit Dec 2012 OP

so this is the choice of New year snacks - open one at midnight! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #1

House unlikely to vote on any deal until after cliff deadline(update 4:03) cal04 Dec 2012 #2

The House is full of petulant children Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #3

Boehner's getting fitted for a prosthetic nose? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #4

And the stock market, in fear, goes UP 2%. denverbill Dec 2012 #5

ain't it the truth bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 #13

Personally, I'm really surprised the market was up. It had every reason to go down. denverbill Dec 2012 #35

The house repubs are idiots Buzz505 Dec 2012 #6

really no surprise here..... chillfactor Dec 2012 #7

Dysfunctional is the nice way to put it. Hissyspit Dec 2012 #8

BANZI!!!! TEABAGGERS COMMIT SEPPUKU!!! Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #9

There will not be a vote tonight mimi85 Dec 2012 #10

As much as it pains me to think Arkana Dec 2012 #11

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! frylock Dec 2012 #12

and tomorrow, dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #14

"Republican-controlled Senate"..."Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell" Ash_F Dec 2012 #15

I thought the same thing! Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2012 #21

Freudian perhaps? Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #27

Wow there was a coup and we missed it? Liberalynn Dec 2012 #29

All the real reporters are getting drunk nobodyspecial Dec 2012 #33

That is Soooo ridiculous .. these people are not journalists .. they're shit. YOHABLO Dec 2012 #37

+1000 Blue_Tires Dec 2012 #38

Started drinking early? Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #40

Good. Go over the cliff and then drop the tax rate increase threshold to SWTORFanatic Dec 2012 #16

Exactly indypaul Dec 2012 #18

agreed Liberalynn Dec 2012 #30

how about "jimmy cliff" ? madrchsod Dec 2012 #17

How about Madness dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #19

The Fiscal Cliffs daleo Dec 2012 #24

My this is some crappy reporting. blackspade Dec 2012 #20

A pay raise and great parties tonight. chelsea0011 Dec 2012 #22

Manufactured panic. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #23

Keep your hands and arms inside the country at all times. Kablooie Dec 2012 #25

And the world didn't end......again!!!!! LongTomH Dec 2012 #26

So does this mean all the 'automatic' provisions of the laws they previously passed regarding this Purveyor Dec 2012 #28

apparently the drop dead date is not really a drop dead date. DCBob Dec 2012 #32

Apparently the House GOPers want to delay the vote until after the deadline.. why? DCBob Dec 2012 #31

This is not a huge deal.. sendero Dec 2012 #34

and away we gooooooooo! shanti Dec 2012 #36

Giddy Up! triplepoint Dec 2012 #39

MSNBC just announced Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #41

Oh what a surprise! My, this is so unexpected. Kablooie Dec 2012 #42