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Fri Jun-03-11 12:13 PM
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Where have you been these last few days?
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| -Obama Won't Extend Bush Tax Cuts Again: Pledge To House Dems |
jefferson_dem |
Jun-02-11 08:26 PM |
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Its good to see the President holding his ground! NT |
aaaaaa5a |
Jun-02-11 08:29 PM |
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Holding his ground? |
xpertanalyst |
Jun-02-11 09:24 PM |
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Hey there! Welcome to DU! |
jefferson_dem |
Jun-02-11 09:26 PM |
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Hello. |
bigwillq |
Jun-02-11 09:26 PM |
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Jun-02-11 09:30 PM |
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... |
jenmito |
Jun-02-11 09:56 PM |
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Oh boy. |
jenmito |
Jun-02-11 09:36 PM |
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"He hasn't done anything yet!" |
CakeGrrl |
Jun-02-11 11:12 PM |
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Welcome back. |
JTFrog |
Jun-03-11 11:48 AM |
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Welcome back to DU. |
Swede |
Jun-03-11 12:13 PM |
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Obama made it clear in the first place he was against extending the Bush tax cuts |
bjobotts |
Jun-03-11 03:31 PM |
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As he was extending them he made clear the only reason was to extend unemployment for the '99ers |
bjobotts |
Jun-03-11 03:33 PM |
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So when Ed Shultz goes off on this he never mentions Obama was blackmailed into it to help the '99er |
bjobotts |
Jun-03-11 03:35 PM |
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Otherwise Obama never would have extended them in the 1st place. |
bjobotts |
Jun-03-11 03:35 PM |
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When 40 senators representing about 20% of the population prevent 250 pieces of legislation due to f |
bjobotts |
Jun-03-11 03:43 PM |
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So what you are saying is... |
Avant Guardian |
Jun-05-11 10:47 AM |
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The 99ers were not helped by the extention of the tax cuts |
dflprincess |
Jun-03-11 10:31 PM |
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Also, extending the tax cuts added two years to the recovery |
Avant Guardian |
Jun-05-11 10:49 AM |
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about time. show them who is boss |
trueblue2007 |
Jun-03-11 05:12 PM |
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I think he was holding out hope |
Drale |
Jun-02-11 08:43 PM |
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sorry Obama |
Pharaoh |
Jun-02-11 08:47 PM |
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Those tax cuts he approved...when DO they expire this time around? |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jun-02-11 08:50 PM |
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December 2012. |
jefferson_dem |
Jun-02-11 08:58 PM |
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I see. AFTER the election, of course. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jun-03-11 09:33 AM |
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right after the next election |
Donnachaidh |
Jun-03-11 02:08 PM |
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What's weird is they could only be passed in the 1st place by reconciliation so automatically expire |
bjobotts |
Jun-03-11 03:46 PM |
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Also ridiculous is that you had Senators who opposed them in 2003 supporting them in 2010 |
Hippo_Tron |
Jun-05-11 01:03 AM |
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I remember his pledges in 2008, don't be fooled again! |
Lionessa |
Jun-02-11 08:50 PM |
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Jun-02-11 08:56 PM |
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I'll believe it when I see it. n/t |
bbinacan |
Jun-02-11 08:52 PM |
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Exactly. There will no doubt be a super-pressing issue that must be |
tekisui |
Jun-03-11 02:11 PM |
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That would seal the deal for 2012 |
Ineeda |
Jun-02-11 09:00 PM |
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I'm hoping |
bigwillq |
Jun-02-11 09:28 PM |
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maybe we'll forget he said this before |
Enrique |
Jun-02-11 09:52 PM |
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Maybe you forgot the unemployment extension the R's held hostage in exchange |
CakeGrrl |
Jun-02-11 11:11 PM |
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Well, better late than never. It'd be hard for him to back down twice. nt |
mistertrickster |
Jun-02-11 09:55 PM |
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Speaking of taxes, what are the odds that come December 31, the "payroll tax holiday" |
sad sally |
Jun-02-11 10:13 PM |
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Extending the Bush tax cuts is bad policy now ... |
Martin Eden |
Jun-02-11 10:15 PM |
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You mean the Obama tax cuts, right? The were 'new and improved' |
kelly1mm |
Jun-02-11 10:55 PM |
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Well, here's hoping. |
calimary |
Jun-02-11 11:23 PM |
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Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me... |
Moostache |
Jun-02-11 11:48 PM |
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I give it 6-months. |
vroomvroom |
Jun-03-11 12:07 AM |
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Agreed |
Sherman A1 |
Jun-03-11 09:41 AM |
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delete |
Sherman A1 |
Jun-03-11 09:42 AM |
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Gotta love the comments in that Huff Po article |
Cali_Democrat |
Jun-03-11 12:42 AM |
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Less people fooled on Huffpost than DU |
slay |
Jun-03-11 02:07 PM |
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And THIS time, |
bvar22 |
Jun-03-11 09:55 AM |
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you want to see some hilarious "proof" that Obama means it this time? |
Enrique |
Jun-03-11 12:00 PM |
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Bookmarking... |
FiveGoodMen |
Jun-03-11 11:23 AM |
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Now where have I heard this before |
slay |
Jun-03-11 02:06 PM |
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I thought Obama didn't have the power to do this because |
canoeist52 |
Jun-03-11 03:01 PM |
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He has veto power. The reason he didn't veto the last ones was because the bill |
jenmito |
Jun-03-11 03:11 PM |
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Penny wise and dollar foolish. |
canoeist52 |
Jun-03-11 03:23 PM |
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What will have changed in 2012? The same situation will exist. |
ChrisBorg |
Jun-03-11 03:33 PM |
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The economy will have changed. n/t |
jenmito |
Jun-03-11 06:05 PM |
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How will that be different in 2012? |
vi5 |
Jun-03-11 05:49 PM |
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i love these explanations |
Enrique |
Jun-03-11 06:19 PM |
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You can't "remember them from last time." There was no "last time" in this situation. n/t |
jenmito |
Jun-03-11 07:18 PM |
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he'll break the pledge again... I'm confident of that. Maybe he'll pledge to close Gitmo too, nt |
GSLevel9 |
Jun-03-11 04:44 PM |
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and then he'll pledge that he won't sign a health care "reform" bill w/o a strong public option. |
kath |
Jun-03-11 06:06 PM |
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I hope he means it this time n/t |
golfguru |
Jun-03-11 05:04 PM |
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I look at it this way: If the Democrats in the House are united and vote NO |
Liberal_Stalwart71 |
Jun-03-11 06:33 PM |
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when Obama made his deal with the GOP |
Enrique |
Jun-03-11 08:22 PM |
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What are you talking about? I'm for increasing taxes on the rich... |
Liberal_Stalwart71 |
Jun-03-11 10:12 PM |
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A reminder that Obama had a 3 week lame duck session to get DADT and a missile treaty passed |
Hippo_Tron |
Jun-05-11 01:13 AM |
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The 9-11 First Responders Bill was also a part of that package. |
AtomicKitten |
Jun-05-11 04:55 PM |
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bullshit |
Skittles |
Jun-07-11 03:18 AM |
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