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Proud Liberal Dem

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4. I'm not particularly worried about the Senate (but it's good to know that cracks are forming)

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 12:46 PM

Jan 2013

The House leadership has to deal with serious teabagger bloodlust and probably will have to wait until practically the last moment to raise the debt ceiling (w/Democratic votes to boot)

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Top Republican Walks Back Government Shutdown Threat [View all] DonViejo Jan 2013 OP

I'm sure they've been hearing from their owners on Wall Street. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #1

Freaking flip-flopping RepubliWankers have $ as their "moral center" Berlum Jan 2013 #2

I wonder what convinced them to change course? Lil Missy Jan 2013 #3

I wonder what convinced them to change course? Flashmann Jan 2013 #5

I wonder what convinced them to change course? Stuart G Jan 2013 #6

Koch Bros???Wall Street?? who...whoo....whooo ..????? Flashmann Jan 2013 #7

I'm not particularly worried about the Senate (but it's good to know that cracks are forming) Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2013 #4

True, but most House repubs answer to the same corporate overlords groundloop Jan 2013 #8

The teabaggers answer to NO ONE! Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2013 #11

When they willfully paint themselves into a corner, they leave themselves little to no options. Javaman Jan 2013 #9

The repukes blinked again. nick of time Jan 2013 #10

maybe newt explained it isn't as swell as they think. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #12