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Tue Jul-19-11 04:16 PM
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| 42. This bill proves Obama is a Republican. |
| -Obama Endorses Bipartisan Push on Debt |
Zenlitened |
Jul-19-11 01:41 PM |
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The 'gang of 6' proposal includes changing Social Security's COLA formula. n/t |
PoliticAverse |
Jul-19-11 01:43 PM |
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Still not answered: how are they going to get this past the Tea Baggers in the House? |
no_hypocrisy |
Jul-19-11 01:43 PM |
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They won't but |
Drale |
Jul-19-11 01:45 PM |
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There are only 60 members of the Tea Party Caucus... |
PoliticAverse |
Jul-19-11 01:45 PM |
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I'm not sure. |
Zenlitened |
Jul-19-11 01:45 PM |
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Won't we need Speaker boehner to introduce the bill, though? eom |
Kolesar |
Jul-19-11 01:49 PM |
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The Reid-McConnell plan seems to be the 'official' backup plan now. n/t |
PoliticAverse |
Jul-19-11 01:49 PM |
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Don't look to them to save us. Bernie is our only chance and |
daa |
Jul-19-11 01:48 PM |
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His only two choices, like everyone else, was to |
No Elephants |
Jul-19-11 04:25 PM |
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The only thing I like about the bipartison group making policy is it |
no_hypocrisy |
Jul-19-11 01:49 PM |
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So it's official now. We're going to be seeing cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. |
Lone_Star_Dem |
Jul-19-11 01:58 PM |
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I'm not certain that a majority of the American people agree |
BigDemVoter |
Jul-19-11 02:08 PM |
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He meant the Majority of the people in the Meetings. |
bahrbearian |
Jul-19-11 03:23 PM |
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Ah, ok-- |
BigDemVoter |
Jul-19-11 03:50 PM |
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Modifications |
mzmolly |
Jul-19-11 02:11 PM |
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The plan is the switch to chained CPI in SS |
Lone_Star_Dem |
Jul-19-11 02:18 PM |
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The entire government is shifting to a chained CPI (IF) this plan |
mzmolly |
Jul-19-11 02:35 PM |
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The only modifications to the COLA on the table would result in less money. |
No Elephants |
Jul-19-11 04:28 PM |
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About 7 dollars |
mzmolly |
Jul-19-11 05:56 PM |
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Dean Baker is very clear that they are cuts and he never jumps to anything: |
EFerrari |
Jul-19-11 08:50 PM |
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I responded to the assertion that a plan was "official." Nothing |
mzmolly |
Jul-19-11 10:39 PM |
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And all those people that said just wait and see, it won't happen... |
dbonds |
Jul-19-11 02:16 PM |
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DU predicts many things.... Like raising the retirement |
mzmolly |
Jul-19-11 02:35 PM |
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That was more of a leak than a prediction though... |
dbonds |
Jul-19-11 02:52 PM |
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I'm going with |
mzmolly |
Jul-19-11 02:53 PM |
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Congress raised the SS retirement age to 67 in 1983. |
former9thward |
Jul-19-11 02:57 PM |
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Truth. |
SSDA |
Jul-19-11 08:21 PM |
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Obama praises 'Gang of Six' plan |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jul-19-11 02:11 PM |
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:furious: |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Jul-19-11 02:11 PM |
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If President Obama praises it, the Teabagger House will never vote for it. |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-19-11 02:11 PM |
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So very, very, very true! eom |
BlueCaliDem |
Jul-19-11 02:11 PM |
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Boehner may try to push it through with Democratic support |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jul-19-11 02:11 PM |
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Boehner has no power to ""push" anything in his caucus. Cantor is the teabaggers' voice. |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-19-11 02:22 PM |
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Key word: "significant." |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Jul-19-11 02:11 PM |
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BOHICA |
shanti |
Jul-19-11 02:11 PM |
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Lead up to the big finale. |
bitchkitty |
Jul-19-11 02:14 PM |
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He just doesn't have one solitary fucking clue. |
Mojambo |
Jul-19-11 02:15 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Jul-19-11 08:23 PM |
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FAIL |
Doctor_J |
Jul-19-11 02:33 PM |
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But there's tax increases, too! |
gratuitous |
Jul-19-11 02:35 PM |
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I knew cutting entitlements would happen since last year and the |
neoralme |
Jul-19-11 02:44 PM |
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the only part of the Gang of Six Plan that could gain bipartisan support was cutting social security |
saras |
Jul-19-11 02:56 PM |
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Don't fall for the MSM spin. That's not what he said. Read: "Obama Tries To Box In GOP" |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-19-11 02:36 PM |
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Anything that reduces medicare, Medicaid, or SS is not "boxing in the GOP" |
Doctor_J |
Jul-19-11 03:20 PM |
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That's rhetoric. You know nothing about high-level budget negotiations. Nothing's agreed upon. |
ClarkUSA |
Jul-19-11 03:35 PM |
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The LAST time he pushed this "Bi-partisan" crap, |
bvar22 |
Jul-19-11 02:41 PM |
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Hey, Obama! If I wanted a Republican president, I'd have voted for one. |
Octafish |
Jul-19-11 02:45 PM |
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+1 |
bullwinkle428 |
Jul-19-11 04:08 PM |
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Too little too late. |
SSDA |
Jul-19-11 08:26 PM |
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White House comment line: 202-456-1111 |
alp227 |
Jul-19-11 03:11 PM |
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This bill proves Obama is a Republican. |
ej510 |
Jul-19-11 04:16 PM |
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Hey Obama, Dem Leadership? We know the Cuts to SS, etc are not necessary |
fascisthunter |
Jul-19-11 04:29 PM |
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We should march on the WH |
SSDA |
Jul-19-11 08:19 PM |
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Leo Strauss' Philosophy of Deception |
Zorra |
Jul-19-11 08:54 PM |
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+1. Great find. |
Lorien |
Jul-20-11 01:05 AM |
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