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Tue Dec-07-10 03:39 PM
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| 61. Congratulations and deepest joy |
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on your son being home. I am glad he won't have to deploy again. But wouldn't it have been better if they had really made real veteran benefits part of the package? Make it point for point. They want 700 billion. Okay so do we. Oh? the deficit. You get 350 we will take 350. That is negotiation.
The rich want their taxes cut. Good. Make them pay for them in other ways. Your son - as a vet - has earned benefits that morally go far beyond what he has now. How about a new GI Bill as part of the "compromise"? The only way to negotiate is to know what our non-negotiables are. how about the unemployed? How about the vets? How about health care. They should be our non-negotiables.
We know the other sides non-negotiables. Cold hard cash. And again, I am very happy your son does not have to go back. But we, as a country, have an obligation to him to make sure he has a job and peace and security to come home to. He did his part ( and I am a pacifist opposed to the war - in fact I am a c.o - but your son has done right by our country as he knows it to be) - we have not done ours.
Again, peace to you and yours.
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| -Thank you Mr. President. Now my brother in law won't have to apply for welfare and food stamps |
Windy |
Dec-07-10 09:04 AM |
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But, arguably, in the not too distant future most of the rest of us will. n/t |
theophilus |
Dec-07-10 09:06 AM |
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At least your brother had welfare as a saftey net |
Larkspur |
Dec-07-10 09:06 AM |
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Yes, that's true. If their spouses have a job, no matter how low paying |
Windy |
Dec-07-10 09:09 AM |
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I'm pretty sure that's inaccurate |
Cal Carpenter |
Dec-07-10 09:26 AM |
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Your kids may need to apply, however |
DisgustipatedinCA |
Dec-07-10 09:07 AM |
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Dec-07-10 09:11 AM |
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Dec-07-10 09:29 AM |
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He Had A Sound Point Up To The Name Calling |
DemocratSinceBirth |
Dec-07-10 09:58 AM |
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How dare you thank the President. |
Scurrilous |
Dec-07-10 09:07 AM |
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If you take the last two years as a whole, yes, Obama is a caver. |
Cal33 |
Dec-07-10 12:43 PM |
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The extension is life for the unemployed. |
jaxx |
Dec-07-10 09:07 AM |
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Dec-07-10 09:40 AM |
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How inappropriate. |
jaxx |
Dec-07-10 09:44 AM |
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I agree. |
PinkTiger |
Dec-07-10 09:08 AM |
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they are complaining because they aren't unemployed and it doesn't effect them. |
Windy |
Dec-07-10 09:12 AM |
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the unemployed are not a bargaining chip.. |
frylock |
Dec-07-10 11:00 AM |
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Send it to the Republicans. |
Ikonoklast |
Dec-07-10 12:21 PM |
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Dec-07-10 01:59 PM |
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PRESIDENT Obama already knows this.... |
polmaven |
Dec-07-10 02:22 PM |
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It is my hope, that welfare and food stamps |
Autumn |
Dec-07-10 09:09 AM |
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Wouldn't it have been better if Mr. Prez had done what it takes to create jobs? |
ClassWarrior |
Dec-07-10 09:11 AM |
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what the hell are you talking about? Jobs have been created and saved |
Windy |
Dec-07-10 09:14 AM |
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That is what he has worked on since taking office |
karynnj |
Dec-07-10 10:05 AM |
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I hope your holidays are celebratory, and that new employment comes to your loved ones soon. |
TBF |
Dec-07-10 09:11 AM |
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I so feel for your family. Don't you think this situation is |
Lint Head |
Dec-07-10 09:13 AM |
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that needs to be addressed, but not at the expense of the massive numbers of unemployed |
Windy |
Dec-07-10 09:16 AM |
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And if the Dems and Obama had grown a spine, your brother would have been fine, |
MadHound |
Dec-07-10 09:15 AM |
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+1 |
Little Star |
Dec-07-10 09:24 AM |
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Why not |
theaocp |
Dec-07-10 09:15 AM |
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Unemployment benefits are stop gap. What the unemployed really need is |
LibDemAlways |
Dec-07-10 09:20 AM |
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If your friend's husband has been on unemployment for two years this deal will do nothing for him.. |
Fumesucker |
Dec-07-10 09:21 AM |
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K&R! |
bushisanidiot |
Dec-07-10 09:27 AM |
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I see. You got yours. Screw everybody else. |
aquart |
Dec-07-10 09:29 AM |
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Thats it! Attack the poor over their relief! Get em PROGRESSIVE! |
phleshdef |
Dec-07-10 09:31 AM |
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They didn't get any relief. That's what you don't get. |
aquart |
Dec-07-10 09:38 AM |
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If you unemployment was about to expire and you aren't a 99er, then you absolutely did. |
phleshdef |
Dec-07-10 09:48 AM |
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How is fighting for the poor attacking them? |
Dawgs |
Dec-07-10 09:44 AM |
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Thanking someone directly implies "screw everybody else?" |
LanternWaste |
Dec-07-10 11:18 AM |
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This wasn't his only option. He screwed ALL OF US later to get something now. |
Dawgs |
Dec-07-10 09:43 AM |
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How Will Getting An Unemployment Insurance Check Not Help An Unemployed Person? |
DemocratSinceBirth |
Dec-07-10 09:52 AM |
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It will help none of them get a job. |
Dawgs |
Dec-07-10 10:57 AM |
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But It Will Prevent Them From Starving Or Freezing To Death Until They Find One |
DemocratSinceBirth |
Dec-07-10 10:59 AM |
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and obama stated that this deal will create MILLIONS of jobs.. |
frylock |
Dec-07-10 11:01 AM |
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Those Are Talking Points |
DemocratSinceBirth |
Dec-07-10 11:07 AM |
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obama's entire campaign was comprised of talking points.. |
frylock |
Dec-07-10 02:00 PM |
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Uh, because of this "deal" they WON'T find one. |
Dawgs |
Dec-07-10 12:15 PM |
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And now the wealthy don't have to create any jobs |
gratuitous |
Dec-07-10 11:07 AM |
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What exactly is wrong with applying for "welfare and food stamps?" n/t |
Gormy Cuss |
Dec-07-10 11:14 AM |
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My Mom Worked For AFDC |
DemocratSinceBirth |
Dec-07-10 11:26 AM |
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a safety net is a safety net, no matter what you call it |
northernlights |
Dec-07-10 11:15 AM |
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I just wonder if welfare will still be there when that time comes. |
dgibby |
Dec-07-10 11:22 AM |
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In another year's time he'll still be screwed... |
Dappleganger |
Dec-07-10 11:28 AM |
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I believe that the unemployment extention will not apply to your friend |
Angry Dragon |
Dec-07-10 11:28 AM |
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Yet... n/t |
leeroysphitz |
Dec-07-10 11:29 AM |
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Congratulations to the Republicans. |
tomg |
Dec-07-10 11:59 AM |
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+1 |
AndrewP |
Dec-07-10 12:50 PM |
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Yet. |
Jakes Progress |
Dec-07-10 12:24 PM |
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The 99ers get NO HELP in this measure |
prolesunited |
Dec-07-10 12:33 PM |
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It is a good thing |
ismnotwasm |
Dec-07-10 12:38 PM |
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Congratulations and deepest joy |
tomg |
Dec-07-10 03:39 PM |
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If he's already been out of work for 23 months yes he will |
Yo_Mama |
Dec-07-10 12:39 PM |
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