liskddksil
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Sat Dec-04-10 11:40 PM
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| 9. like the any health bill I sign will include public option promise... |
| -Let's walk through this. So the President takes a stand on tax cuts. |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:29 PM |
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What the President ought to do is tell Harry Reid that it's time to invoke the Nuclear Option |
Hawkeye-X |
Dec-04-10 11:30 PM |
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Please tell me exactly how the nuclear option works. n/t |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:32 PM |
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Wiki guide to nuclear option |
Hawkeye-X |
Dec-04-10 11:34 PM |
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So the senate votes to overturn filbuster rules, and a simple majority stands. |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:39 PM |
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The GOP will never take control, and every new session new Senate rules can be established however |
Hawkeye-X |
Dec-04-10 11:43 PM |
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Why do you assume that the GOP will "never take control?" |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:48 PM |
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Republicans and Teabaggers are not going to mix very well. |
Hawkeye-X |
Dec-04-10 11:53 PM |
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I admire your appreciation for your political acumen, |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:56 PM |
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I suggested the nuclear option between now until 2012 |
Hawkeye-X |
Dec-04-10 11:59 PM |
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So then I return to my previous question. |
Writer |
Dec-05-10 12:01 AM |
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"The GOP will never take control?" You must not understand the cyclical nature of politics. |
totodeinhere |
Dec-05-10 10:31 AM |
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Let them expire - if he's so serious about the deficit |
liskddksil |
Dec-04-10 11:31 PM |
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So taxes have gone up for the middle class. |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:33 PM |
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It hardly matters. |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Dec-04-10 11:35 PM |
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The Republicans will make rhetorical gains by claiming that Obama broke a promise... |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:40 PM |
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Why do we keep asking |
handmade34 |
Dec-05-10 12:10 AM |
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We complain about the President's inability to hold a liberal line. |
Writer |
Dec-05-10 12:15 AM |
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maybe they didn't realize they got the Obama tax cuts |
OhioBlue |
Dec-05-10 12:09 AM |
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like the any health bill I sign will include public option promise... |
liskddksil |
Dec-04-10 11:40 PM |
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Come again? n/t |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:41 PM |
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You seem to be imagining a promise that never existed. nt |
TheWraith |
Dec-05-10 12:39 AM |
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Yes he said that |
liskddksil |
Dec-05-10 09:56 AM |
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If he extends the cuts to the top 2% he'll have officially broken a promise, too -- |
gateley |
Dec-04-10 11:47 PM |
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It seems that, whether Obama extends the tax cuts for the wealthy, or doesn't for the middle class, |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:50 PM |
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It would be a 'win' if he extended it for the middle class, and not for the wealthy, right? nt |
gateley |
Dec-04-10 11:58 PM |
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However, the GOP refuses to vote for that plan. |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:58 PM |
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Reconciliation? Isn't that how the tax cuts were passed under Bush? nt |
gateley |
Dec-05-10 12:04 AM |
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Reconciliation isn't an option. |
OhioBlue |
Dec-05-10 12:13 AM |
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Ah - information that I couldn't locate earlier! |
Writer |
Dec-05-10 12:18 AM |
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Okay, then scratch that. I wonder what's going to happen. It's been said |
gateley |
Dec-05-10 12:18 AM |
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Self delete - dupe. Oops. nt |
gateley |
Dec-05-10 12:18 AM |
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Because reconciliation involves these steps: |
Writer |
Dec-05-10 12:14 AM |
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No broken promise |
niceypoo |
Dec-05-10 12:32 PM |
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Agreed |
Sherman A1 |
Dec-05-10 02:56 AM |
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let em expire then introduce new tax cut for middle class only. oh well nt |
msongs |
Dec-04-10 11:36 PM |
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Obviously, that was a no-go. n/t |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:41 PM |
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Why was that obviously a no-go? |
tekisui |
Dec-04-10 11:43 PM |
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Because today the senate voted on this bill, and on a compromise bill... |
Writer |
Dec-04-10 11:44 PM |
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they just did it - and it didn't pass. n/t |
OhioBlue |
Dec-05-10 12:14 AM |
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It seems that this thread has died down for the night. |
Writer |
Dec-05-10 12:25 AM |
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Take his case to the American people |
OhioBlue |
Dec-05-10 12:29 AM |
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I see an opportunity here. |
pa28 |
Dec-05-10 12:40 AM |
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Let them expire. |
avaistheone1 |
Dec-05-10 10:39 AM |
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They're separate issues. Put them up as separate bills. |
rug |
Dec-05-10 12:42 PM |
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I'll start by saying if you roll over bullies then they'll keep ramping up their demands |
TheKentuckian |
Dec-05-10 01:16 PM |
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Let's walk through it.... |
kentuck |
Dec-05-10 01:25 PM |
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Poor move by the WH to compromise by going for Unempl in this -- it should be separate |
grumgrum |
Dec-05-10 01:30 PM |
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