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Mon Apr-11-11 09:52 AM
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My money will, literally, be on the taxes eventually not being on the +250k'ers but all of us who make less than that. Those in the currently targeted loop will raise a fuss and find the loopholes and the rest of us will pay.
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| -Obama’s new approach to deficit reduction to include spending on entitlements |
onehandle |
Apr-11-11 07:44 AM |
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Oh, no, he's got it all wrong. It' supposed to be |
Jackpine Radical |
Apr-11-11 07:54 AM |
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it should be "I'll talk left, but I will act right!" |
RedCloud |
Apr-11-11 10:55 AM |
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thank you sir, may I have another.... |
Born Free |
Apr-11-11 03:19 PM |
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"going on the offensive" |
vi5 |
Apr-11-11 07:59 AM |
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"Sensible!" "Pragmatic!" "Going on the offensive!" "Pull my string!" |
WorseBeforeBetter |
Apr-11-11 08:34 AM |
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Well, he's certainly offended me more and more over the last two years. |
Divernan |
Apr-11-11 08:59 AM |
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Ditto. I really dislike him now - especially after spending so much time defending him to family |
cyberpj |
Apr-11-11 10:24 AM |
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I guaranteed to my Democratic leaning Independent brother that the B*ush tax cuts |
Zorra |
Apr-11-11 11:09 AM |
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Also, when he didn't do more while he had the majority in congress was shocking to me. nt |
cyberpj |
Apr-11-11 11:20 AM |
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I have problems keeping up. |
Telly Savalas |
Apr-11-11 10:01 PM |
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Well he IS the leader of the party isn't he? |
cyberpj |
Apr-12-11 09:44 AM |
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he had an angry fire smoldering when he ran in '08 but fire's gone out |
wordpix |
Apr-13-11 08:04 AM |
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"I'll vote for Obama in 2012 only because I have no choice." |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 12:59 PM |
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You've got that right. |
OKDem08 |
Apr-11-11 05:11 PM |
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I think they meant that his tenure will continue to be offensive. |
zogofzorkon |
Apr-11-11 09:27 AM |
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January 20th, 2009 |
Plucketeer |
Apr-11-11 10:42 AM |
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Not just out of touch, out of sight. |
russspeakeasy |
Apr-11-11 11:47 AM |
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So Obama has capitulated completely to Corporatist crap! |
Odin2005 |
Apr-11-11 08:00 AM |
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Apr-11-11 09:46 AM |
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Do you REALLY think it is "capitulation"? It's nothing more than Good Cop/Bad Cop |
NorthCarolina |
Apr-11-11 10:07 AM |
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+1 |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 12:55 PM |
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first of all, lose the word "entitlement" altogether |
Roy Rolling |
Apr-11-11 08:04 AM |
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I agree, "entitlement", needs to go... |
rasputin1952 |
Apr-11-11 11:00 AM |
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I agree with your interpretation. |
Paper Roses |
Apr-11-11 11:13 AM |
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Totally agree with this |
Liberalynn |
Apr-11-11 05:55 PM |
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100% CORRECT...... please change the title----- just like UNEMPLOYMENT, not |
goobergoober01 |
Apr-11-11 11:00 AM |
#73 |
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Why don't we also lose the word "liberal"? Or maybe "activist" ? |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:32 AM |
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We payed for those things so we're entitled to them. |
drm604 |
Apr-11-11 11:52 AM |
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NO SHIT. Every time that word is used, it's a win for the other side. |
Warren DeMontague |
Apr-11-11 12:18 PM |
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Entitlement is a proper legal term that reflects progressive values. |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 06:25 PM |
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I keep waiting for Pres. Obama to |
asjr |
Apr-11-11 08:15 AM |
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When are you going to figure out that isn't going to happen? |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:10 AM |
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Every day it becomes a litlle bit easier to toss up your hands.. |
Bonhomme Richard |
Apr-11-11 08:15 AM |
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more and more I feel this way |
BigD_95 |
Apr-11-11 10:08 AM |
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"Sometimes I wish I didn't care so much" |
Bonhomme Richard |
Apr-11-11 10:47 AM |
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Turned out, I didn't even vote in my best interest. I voted for Obama. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 01:05 PM |
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I feel so hopeful!!!!! n/t |
QC |
Apr-11-11 08:25 AM |
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Obama is quite prepared to give it all away |
bowens43 |
Apr-11-11 08:26 AM |
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I agree. |
earthside |
Apr-11-11 08:45 AM |
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Why would someone so utterly averse to conflict go into politics? |
QC |
Apr-11-11 08:50 AM |
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Apr-11-11 09:22 AM |
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Apr-11-11 09:40 AM |
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Well, yeah, there's that question, too. |
QC |
Apr-11-11 09:52 AM |
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Apr-11-11 11:59 AM |
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Try looking at it the other way around -- |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:13 AM |
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You're assuming he's averse averse to conflict. He fought Hillary for his nomination and he's |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 01:20 PM |
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and that's the problem |
shanti |
Apr-11-11 11:07 AM |
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You think this is "weakness"? Obama is "Superman" when he's standing up for corporations -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:34 AM |
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we saw |
edhopper |
Apr-11-11 08:38 AM |
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Yep. That was the beginning of the end. |
neoralme |
Apr-11-11 10:00 AM |
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Nah. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 02:08 PM |
#129 |
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3 Wars, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Gas Subsidies, ..oh and we're cutting your medical insurance. |
EndElectoral |
Apr-11-11 08:39 AM |
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There are plenty improvements that won't impact Medicare beneficiaries. If that's goal, I'm for it. |
Hoyt |
Apr-11-11 08:51 AM |
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Baloney. Obama opens the door, suggests some changes. The |
neoralme |
Apr-11-11 10:02 AM |
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Baloney back. There are plenty of people who open up a supposed medical facility and bill Medicare |
Hoyt |
Apr-11-11 10:29 AM |
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I know what's going to happen. |
neoralme |
Apr-11-11 10:41 AM |
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whats next weeks winning lotto numbers please? n/t |
Bodhi BloodWave |
Apr-11-11 12:23 PM |
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There are too many other areas of government waste that can be cut before even looking at medicare |
Raschel |
Apr-11-11 11:55 AM |
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If beneficiaries were not going to get hurt, Plouffe would have said that. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 01:51 PM |
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How do you get that from what Plouffe said? Are you confusing Plouffe and Ryan? |
Hoyt |
Apr-11-11 06:41 PM |
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oh so he admits that he is selling us out AGAIN and that he is only gonna "renew his call " |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Apr-11-11 09:02 AM |
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I'm getting curious: when will we grab the pitchforks. We have |
neoralme |
Apr-11-11 09:04 AM |
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Good question. I ask it often, 'tho sometimes, I just ask "Is it soup yet?" |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 01:31 PM |
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Madame Defarge, you mean? There are no Madame Defarges and |
neoralme |
Apr-11-11 01:57 PM |
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Yes. My typing is worse than Obama's politics. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 02:21 PM |
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Anyone else suspect |
nalnn |
Apr-11-11 09:40 AM |
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Absolutely. It's a great performance. |
neoralme |
Apr-11-11 10:41 AM |
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All decision making is being removed from public view -- from Congress ... |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:37 AM |
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I think this was n the works LONG before last week. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 02:25 PM |
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Fucking entitlement DINO! |
L0oniX |
Apr-11-11 09:40 AM |
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It's an entitlement because you're entitled to it. You're entitled to it BECAUSE you've paid for it. |
Demit |
Apr-11-11 10:26 AM |
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"Entitlements" is a corporatist propaganda word |
nichomachus |
Apr-11-11 09:47 AM |
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No -- they've simply taken a another word and made it something evil -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:14 AM |
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Obama to Put Taxes on Table in Spending Plan |
kpete |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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We were told over and over Obama would not touch social security and any such fears were unfounded |
no limit |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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well, GW Bush campaigned on "Read My Lips ... No New Taxes" ... then BINGO! |
MacNfries |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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And he lost re-election, even after having a 90% approval rating months earlier. |
keopeli |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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Yep. Republican voters were not afraid to have Poppy lose to Clinton, even with Perot in the race. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 02:36 PM |
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the elder not younger president bush n/t |
alp227 |
Apr-11-11 11:09 AM |
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obama just approved extension of bush tax cuts. dr, jekyl & Mr Obama lol nt |
msongs |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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I think you may mean President Obama and Mr. Hyde? |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 02:30 PM |
#132 |
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This is a satire, right? |
earthside |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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Yea, cut benefits for poor and needy and raise taxes on the rich... |
WCGreen |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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No, the ill advised tax cuts the half-witted Texan pushed through expired on 12/31/10. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 02:44 PM |
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Lol. Yeah I guess we need to call them the Obama tax cuts now. |
dkf |
Apr-11-11 10:27 PM |
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The ill advised tax cuts expired for this fiscal year |
WCGreen |
Apr-13-11 05:06 AM |
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recommend |
xchrom |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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All the Bush tax cuts need to be rescinded on schedule. |
dkf |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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The Bush tax cuts already expired. Please see Reply 134. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 02:55 PM |
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I trust neither Fox nor WSJ, but even a broken clock, you know... |
keopeli |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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Axelrod will hail it as "Compromise." Reid will say: "It's the Best Deal we could Get." |
KoKo |
Apr-11-11 12:02 PM |
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Pundits usually miss the mark. Reagan was more liberal than Obama has been. So was Nixon. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 03:00 PM |
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Will Obama include ANY attempts to require corps like GE to pay up? |
FailureToCommunicate |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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foxnews.... |
JTFrog |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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It's a Wall Street Journal piece. And kpete doesn't sink. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 03:24 PM |
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Once upon a time I would have agreed with you. |
JTFrog |
Apr-11-11 05:57 PM |
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What he really say's "He also will call for tax increases for people making under $250,000 a year" |
Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel |
Apr-11-11 09:51 AM |
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no mention of vast and unnecessary military expenditures... |
mike_c |
Apr-11-11 09:52 AM |
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Good messaging at ploughshares.org |
Kolesar |
Apr-11-11 09:52 AM |
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Military spending is where rich people get their money. Can't cut that. nt |
valerief |
Apr-11-11 09:52 AM |
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Obama just got finished extending the Mega Rich tax breaks |
Bluenorthwest |
Apr-11-11 09:52 AM |
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You bolded the wrong sentence. The part that stands out to me is |
totodeinhere |
Apr-11-11 09:52 AM |
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My money |
nalnn |
Apr-11-11 09:52 AM |
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Does cutting Medicare and Medicaid mean no more subsidies for the oil industries? Cuz any other |
valerief |
Apr-11-11 09:52 AM |
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Just lip service! Don't expect he'll use much political capital on this. More BS! n/t |
dmosh42 |
Apr-11-11 10:08 AM |
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Fox News? Well, I hope the portion of the report in the OP is correct |
JDPriestly |
Apr-11-11 10:18 AM |
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There isn' a word in the article |
creeksneakers2 |
Apr-11-11 11:04 AM |
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Apr-11-11 10:07 AM |
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HE NEEDS TO PUT THIS ON THE TABLE |
SHRED |
Apr-11-11 10:21 AM |
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If that's what you want, you need someone other than Obama in 2012 --- |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:17 AM |
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NO! Cut the military, corp welfare and tax the rich FIRST, before opening discussion on anything els |
on point |
Apr-11-11 10:34 AM |
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One way or the other most Americans get fucked once again but it |
Jefferson23 |
Apr-11-11 10:40 AM |
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I'm a "liberal Democrat" and still have his back |
raouldukelives |
Apr-11-11 10:41 AM |
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Oh, puhleeze. |
neoralme |
Apr-11-11 10:45 AM |
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What? |
pecwae |
Apr-11-11 10:52 AM |
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. |
Doctor_J |
Apr-11-11 11:01 AM |
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Please, please, please .... if you are correct, I'll be working to re-elect. n/t |
SomeGuyInEagan |
Apr-11-11 12:11 PM |
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The way it's supposed to go, you help get him elected, then, from the WH, he gets YOUR back. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 03:10 PM |
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I'm tapping dancing on the moon |
Liberalynn |
Apr-11-11 06:02 PM |
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lulz, thanks for the comic relief |
inna |
Apr-12-11 02:19 AM |
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I won't hold my breath but he needs to do this to get my support back |
wordpix |
Apr-13-11 08:05 AM |
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Apr-11-11 10:47 AM |
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Montreal |
BklynThirtyThree |
Apr-11-11 10:49 AM |
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Are You Surprised ? |
Arlene McCarthy |
Apr-11-11 10:50 AM |
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Apr-11-11 10:58 AM |
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Despite the good and the just |
JackInGreen |
Apr-11-11 11:00 AM |
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The Onion always makes my day |
Doctor_J |
Apr-11-11 11:00 AM |
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If Obama is talking about preserving funding for education you can bet that |
craigmatic |
Apr-11-11 11:03 AM |
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The Dangers of Deficit Reduction |
Jefferson23 |
Apr-11-11 11:06 AM |
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Ah, but what will our response be: "Fool me once......." --- ????? |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:07 AM |
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I'm just waiting to see how much he gives up before negotiations start. |
Vinca |
Apr-11-11 11:10 AM |
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now he's treaded into inexcusable territory, and i bet some of you say "he'll deserve loss in 2012" |
alp227 |
Apr-11-11 11:17 AM |
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We need someone step up to primary this PRICK! BO is just another corporate whore. |
FreeStateDemocrat |
Apr-11-11 11:18 AM |
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He's Should Run as a Tea Bagger in 2012 n/t |
radhika |
Apr-11-11 11:18 AM |
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Well, DU'ers certainly went into 2012 campaign mode last week =-!! |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:41 AM |
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What does it take to wake up DU? |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 11:21 AM |
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+1000 |
Shining Jack |
Apr-11-11 11:57 AM |
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ITS NOT A NEW APPROACH... i read it last year in the GOP playbook |
goobergoober01 |
Apr-11-11 11:30 AM |
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It's hard to say that around here. You're the one with balls. |
Auntie Bush |
Apr-11-11 12:02 PM |
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The Supreme Court Already is Hard Right |
ctwayne |
Apr-11-11 12:21 PM |
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I'll assume you didn't have your reading glasses on. |
Auntie Bush |
Apr-11-11 01:11 PM |
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You need a right winger to retire -- who will it be in next four years? |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 04:48 PM |
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We've changed from hope to faith? LOL! |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 03:38 PM |
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Obama "HAS made the world "in general" a safer place"? |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 03:50 PM |
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Obama has balls -- unfortunately they're for helping the rich -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 04:46 PM |
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Is anyone really surprised? n/t |
OhioChick |
Apr-11-11 11:34 AM |
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No. n/t |
Jefferson23 |
Apr-11-11 11:41 AM |
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Nope. |
Shining Jack |
Apr-11-11 11:56 AM |
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Nope. |
neoralme |
Apr-11-11 12:15 PM |
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"Everything Is On The Table"* |
Warren DeMontague |
Apr-11-11 12:22 PM |
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Told you so. Again. |
Zhade |
Apr-11-11 12:23 PM |
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Plouffe said Obama will use a “scalpel” and not a “machete” |
AlbertCat |
Apr-11-11 12:40 PM |
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Start with no health insurance coverage for members of Congress |
kiranon |
Apr-11-11 12:44 PM |
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They're not affected by Boehnbama policies. They're in a protected class. |
valerief |
Apr-11-11 12:53 PM |
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Maybe some of the cuts will be |
Politicalboi |
Apr-11-11 12:52 PM |
#118 |
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Sure would be nice to have a Democrat in office |
RussBLib |
Apr-11-11 01:53 PM |
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whoo--didn't see this coming! |
librechik |
Apr-11-11 03:11 PM |
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We needed FDR. We got Hoover. |
No Elephants |
Apr-11-11 04:03 PM |
#143 |
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+1000% -- exactly -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Apr-11-11 04:49 PM |
#147 |
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When election campaigns are fueled by corporate spending |
They_Live |
Apr-11-11 04:09 PM |
#144 |
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Obama AGAIN uses Republican framing prior to the debate |
_ed_ |
Apr-11-11 05:44 PM |
#149 |
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here's hoping the entitlements he's talking about are corporate welfare |
wordpix |
Apr-13-11 08:02 AM |
#160 |
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