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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 06:43 PM
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42. Then you should be thankful you have Obama for President instead of reflexively trashing him.
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  -So, Obama put $650 Billion of cuts in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicade on the table ThomWV  Jul-22-11 06:33 PM   #0 
  - It's called "bluffing".  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:33 PM   #1 
  - and if that bluff was called????  G_j   Jul-22-11 06:35 PM   #6 
  - I'm sorry? You mean if the Republicans actually agreed to trillions in tax increases?  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:37 PM   #18 
  - no, 1 trillion in taxes, 3 trillions in CUTS. that was the deal on the table.  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:40 PM   #32 
  - And of course the Republicans didn't take the tax increases.  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:42 PM   #36 
     - thank goodness.  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:46 PM   #50 
     - No chance GOP would have accepted the deal. GOP pattern is to refuse everything, everytime  Sheepshank   Jul-23-11 10:50 AM   #155 
     - So you are saying that republicans save SS? Wow.  Jakes Progress   Jul-23-11 11:41 AM   #170 
        - That will be their new campaign slogan, 'Obama wants to kill Grandma' and it will stick.  bahrbearian   Jul-23-11 03:41 PM   #209 
           - Only because this admin is so inept.  Jakes Progress   Jul-23-11 04:05 PM   #216 
  - Trillions  sendero   Jul-23-11 09:53 PM   #233 
  - veto  Motown_Johnny   Jul-23-11 10:17 AM   #143 
  - He kept the stakes high enough that he was reasonably sure they  jwirr   Jul-23-11 01:12 PM   #185 
  - There was practically zero chance they'd accept the deal, given that 95% of the Republicans  TrollBuster9090   Jul-23-11 05:26 PM   #222 
  - You're not supposed to bluff with other people's money. n/t  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #7 
  - with our lives, not just our money.  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #15 
  - Stop reading DU if you can't handle politics.  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:37 PM   #19 
  - Skinner, is that you?  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:38 PM   #20 
  - our health care and pensions? Maybe you dont need yours, but the majority of us  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:40 PM   #29 
  - Then you should be thankful you have Obama for President instead of reflexively trashing him.  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:43 PM   #42 
     - reflectively? bullshit.  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:45 PM   #45 
     - Oh, there's something reflexive here  Cherchez la Femme   Jul-22-11 07:47 PM   #101 
        - I think it involves products from a certain adult toy store  Lorien   Jul-23-11 01:48 AM   #132 
     - I ahve the right to be angry with Obama. I worked to get him elected. I worked hard.  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:45 PM   #48 
     - Then please note that the REPUBLICANS are the sole reason this is happening.  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 06:49 PM   #57 
        - Then the appropriate response does NOT involve proposing a deal with social security, correct?  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:56 PM   #68 
        - Remember 1. Republicans dont want to cut it, they want to destroy it.  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 07:29 PM   #91 
           - Obama never had to give them a damn thing  Lorien   Jul-23-11 01:52 AM   #133 
           - spot on Lorien. He should do as Clinton said if the GOP wants to try and tie our paid for programs  Divine Discontent   Jul-23-11 03:18 PM   #205 
           - EXACTLY. Thank-you.  robinlynne   Jul-23-11 09:24 PM   #232 
           - Social Security should never be on the table, period  jumptheshadow   Jul-23-11 10:33 AM   #146 
           - like there was no deal with the tax cuts/ and no deal with the public option?  robinlynne   Jul-23-11 08:55 PM   #231 
        - Republicans made Obama offer cuts in Medicare and Social Security ... ?  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 12:31 AM   #125 
        - The Devil made him do it.  pscot   Jul-23-11 01:51 PM   #192 
        - While I agree that the debt ceiling debate has never been as bad but didn't the President vote  kelly1mm   Jul-23-11 02:15 PM   #195 
     - thankful? money market account were pilfered! Obama's protecting the Banksters!  StarsInHerHair   Jul-22-11 07:24 PM   #90 
     - 1000% ---  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 12:32 AM   #126 
     - If you think Obama is protecting the Banksters, go to OpenSecrets(dot)org and see what the Banksters  TrollBuster9090   Jul-23-11 06:02 PM   #223 
     - Only elites have reason to be "thankful" -- or "grateful" to Obama ... as Rahm made clear!!  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 12:26 AM   #123 
     - No one is "reflexively trashing" Obama; it's called criticism. Try handling it  Lorien   Jul-23-11 01:47 AM   #131 
     - Something missing  lark   Jul-23-11 10:16 AM   #142 
     - Problem is Obama is a Republican  INdemo   Jul-23-11 06:40 PM   #229 
  - "Politics" effects people's lives every minute of their lives ... many Americans suffering ...  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 12:25 AM   #122 
  - THIS IS BEYOND POLITICS  toppertwot   Jul-23-11 10:51 AM   #156 
  - So, Mr. Yellow Dog, you'd like a repeat of Carter/Reagan 1980 would you?  TrollBuster9090   Jul-23-11 06:08 PM   #224 
  - Stop posting on DU if you can't face reality.  Jakes Progress   Jul-23-11 11:44 AM   #171 
  - I know. My mom plays medication roulette every month.  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:40 PM   #30 
     - A lot of people do  Irishonly   Jul-23-11 03:08 PM   #203 
  - Who is Obama "bluffing" ---? Looks more like it's the American public ... !!  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 12:27 AM   #124 
  - Even if this is just a bluff...  Frisbee   Jul-23-11 11:23 AM   #164 
  - Its only a bluff if the other side doesnt call the bet by accepting  DJ13   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #8 
  - You think the republicans would accept trillions in tax increases?  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:39 PM   # 
     - From what I understand, Obama was wanting to close loopholes in this deal  DJ13   Jul-22-11 06:45 PM   #46 
     - The plutocrats are trapped between a rock and a hard place on this one.  TrollBuster9090   Jul-23-11 06:17 PM   #225 
     - There is zero evidence trillions in tax increases were on the table. n/t  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:48 PM   #54 
     - If I understood correctly  Horse with no Name   Jul-23-11 02:17 PM   #196 
     - So, you missed what BOTH Boehner and Obama said yesterday about the talks breaking down because  TrollBuster9090   Jul-23-11 06:20 PM   #227 
     - If Obama agrees to do it at "some point  libmom74   Jul-23-11 11:57 AM   #175 
  - So he was not being honest with the people in this press conference, just bluffing. n/t  slipslidingaway   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #12 
  - Those of us who will or may need those programs are not amused..  tokenlib   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #13 
  - Political fights aren't for your "amusement". And if you have a problem, blame the Republicans.  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:38 PM   #21 
  - +1  October   Jul-22-11 06:42 PM   #38 
  - Blame the republicans for Obama playing by their rules and with their language??  tokenlib   Jul-22-11 06:46 PM   #49 
     - And on their turf. Negotiating from the right of center  chill_wind   Jul-22-11 06:52 PM   #61 
     - BLAME the Republicans because this ENTIRE MESS is because of them. especially the teabaggers in the  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 06:52 PM   # 
     - lots of blame to go around  lark   Jul-23-11 10:23 AM   #144 
     - +100000000  bluethruandthru   Jul-22-11 09:46 PM   #113 
     - and their language... yea.  Muskypundit   Jul-23-11 04:54 PM   #220 
  - I'm sure the word "serious" was tossed around quite a bit  eilen   Jul-22-11 07:20 PM   #87 
  - The fact that Obama and Boehner had agreed to 0.8 trillion in revenue enhancements, and then Obama  TrollBuster9090   Jul-23-11 06:26 PM   #228 
  - So you say that Pres Obama putting SS and Medicare on the table is a bluff? nm  rhett o rick   Jul-22-11 06:37 PM   #16 
  - Can't handle being wrong, can you?  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:39 PM   #24 
     - You mean, the Washington Post isn't making this up?  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:42 PM   #37 
     - What the hell does that have to do with my question? What was I wrong about? nm  rhett o rick   Jul-22-11 07:14 PM   #83 
        - It has nothing to do w/ your question.It was just next on her list 4 today's snarky replies.  Divernan   Jul-23-11 10:48 AM   #153 
  - that's the best you can say? that he offered it up, mentioned it today...  CreekDog   Jul-22-11 06:56 PM   #70 
  - When the BEST defense of Obama is that "he is lying",  bvar22   Jul-23-11 09:20 AM   #137 
     - no shit!  CreekDog   Jul-23-11 11:51 AM   #174 
  - So... has he pulled it back  eilen   Jul-22-11 07:17 PM   #85 
  - I am guessing you never have played poker, right? If he is bluffing, that means he  rhett o rick   Jul-22-11 07:17 PM   #86 
  - This isn't a game. n/t  Blue_In_AK   Jul-22-11 07:24 PM   #89 
  - Of Course  RobinA   Jul-22-11 08:17 PM   #108 
  - That still makes as little sense as it did when O'Donnell first tossed it out there.  Marr   Jul-22-11 07:42 PM   #100 
  - Or, just plain lying?  Tierra_y_Libertad   Jul-22-11 07:55 PM   #103 
  - The only bluff he made was in 2008, and stupid me fell for it.  Faryn Balyncd   Jul-22-11 11:44 PM   #115 
  - We all fell for it. Is it any wonder Obama has so much contempt  UnrepentantLiberal   Jul-23-11 12:04 PM   #176 
  - Your insta-revisionist commentry grows tiresome.  Poll_Blind   Jul-23-11 12:20 AM   #120 
  - dupe  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 12:23 AM   #121 
  - No. It's called lousy negotiation techniques.  JDPriestly   Jul-23-11 10:49 AM   #154 
  - Can't negotiate with no no no  julian09   Jul-23-11 12:38 PM   #180 
     - Don't blame this on seniors, please; or, at the minimum give me a link!  juajen   Jul-23-11 06:17 PM   #226 
     - I don't think that it was seniors who stayed home last Fall.  JDPriestly   Jul-24-11 02:34 AM   #237 
  - You're incorrigible.  Jakes Progress   Jul-23-11 11:40 AM   #169 
  - No, it's called putting SS, medicare, and medicaid on the table.  roomfullofmirrors   Jul-23-11 02:08 PM   #194 
  - bwahahahahahahahahahahah ahaha rofl  meow mix   Jul-23-11 03:46 PM   #211 
  - "bluffing" does not mean what you think it does  liberation   Jul-23-11 04:00 PM   #214 
  - bluffing would be threatening to take it into default, not adopting the Repuke position n/t  AlabamaLibrul   Jul-24-11 02:52 AM   #238 
  - Oh, it's also called hanging an albatross around your opponent's neck.  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:34 PM   #2 
  - Don't think you see it yet, but Obama has hung an "albatross" around his own neck ...  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 12:45 AM   #129 
  - Whoah, again that term does not mean what you think it odes...  liberation   Jul-23-11 04:01 PM   #215 
  - Welcome to Bizarro World. n/t  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:34 PM   #3 
  - Do you play poker?  Skidmore   Jul-22-11 06:35 PM   #4 
  - It's not a win..  choie   Jul-22-11 06:35 PM   #5 
  - That is i ADDITIOn to the first trillion of cuts. And there is another trillion missing in  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #9 
  - I'm no advocate of the "chess argument", but Obama was ready to sell us out and the pukes still said  NightWatcher   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #10 
  - Thank god they wouldn't take it!!!!!!!! but he is meeting again tomorrow morning.  robinlynne   Jul-22-11 06:38 PM   #22 
  - Higher interest rates would actually help a large number of their REAL constituents  AllyCat   Jul-22-11 06:39 PM   #27 
  - It's obvious now that some DU'ers are totally wedded to their prejudice.  KittyWampus   Jul-22-11 06:40 PM   #31 
     - It's also obvious some DU'ers  lark   Jul-23-11 10:34 AM   #147 
  - I think it is more part of the triple decker chess game that convinces us in some  AllyCat   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #11 
  - +1 --  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 12:46 AM   #130 
  - heckava a job Obama!  fascisthunter   Jul-22-11 06:36 PM   #14 
  - I dunno, but according to the Confucii of the forum, we are supposed to apologize. So start  FLAprogressive   Jul-22-11 06:37 PM   #17 
  - I salute you for saying this so much better than I could  tularetom   Jul-22-11 06:38 PM   #23 
  - Boehner: "The Pres. is adamant that we cannot make fundamental changes to our entitlement programs."  ClarkUSA   Jul-22-11 06:39 PM   #25 
  - You believe Boner over Obama?  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:41 PM   #34 
  - Yes. What Obama has said backs up what Boehner said.  ClarkUSA   Jul-22-11 06:49 PM   #56 
  - LOL. No, it doesn't in any way unless you believe 650 billion in cuts  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:54 PM   #66 
     - See my post below.  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 07:02 PM   #75 
     - So? The numbers were part of Pres. Obama's bluff and Boehner folded.  ClarkUSA   Jul-22-11 07:02 PM   #76 
     - Excuse, but I heard $850 billion in cuts. But why are you responding to "ignored"? nm  rhett o rick   Jul-22-11 07:34 PM   #93 
  - Boehner wanted Ryan Plan on steroids. Basically destroy SS, Medicare  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 07:02 PM   #74 
     - raising the age for medicare is a cut  lark   Jul-23-11 10:40 AM   #149 
        - where is this a statement from Obama?  Sheepshank   Jul-23-11 10:55 AM   #157 
  - Boner wants MORE "fundamental" changes than Obama wanted so that's what he means  AllyCat   Jul-22-11 06:43 PM   #41 
  - Your opinion is similar to Republicans who refuse to raise a cent in taxes.  ClarkUSA   Jul-22-11 06:51 PM   #60 
     - Social Security should not even be on the TABLE!!!! Not at all.  AllyCat   Jul-22-11 06:54 PM   #67 
     - Polls show Americans want both parties to compromise. Pres. Obama is bluffing. Do you get that?  ClarkUSA   Jul-22-11 06:58 PM   #72 
        - We'll see what happens in the weeks to come. Since we have already cut  AllyCat   Jul-23-11 12:19 AM   #119 
     - polls show we the people do NOT want cuts to SS/MA/MC  bread_and_roses   Jul-23-11 10:40 AM   #150 
  - Sigh... You're grasping at the whole bale again.  Dept of Beer   Jul-23-11 11:01 AM   #158 
  - Is this not almost the same amount as the amount given out to beneficiaries last year?  Generic Other   Jul-22-11 06:39 PM   #26 
  - Well  chill_wind   Jul-22-11 06:39 PM   #28 
  - Boehner: "The Pres. is adamant that we cannot make fundamental changes to our entitlement programs."  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 06:41 PM   #33 
  - Or you could just believe Obama:  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:42 PM   #39 
  - So, one of them is a fucking liar - you tell me which one.  ThomWV   Jul-22-11 06:44 PM   #44 
  - both  AllyCat   Jul-22-11 06:47 PM   #52 
  - dam ..... you're right.  ThomWV   Jul-22-11 06:50 PM   #59 
  - Did you watch the press conference? Obama said boehner walked  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 07:10 PM   #80 
  - "Obama's statements were entirely consistent with Boehner." Thank you for the facts, emulatorloo.  ClarkUSA   Jul-22-11 07:35 PM   #94 
  - They dont agree on the definition of "fundamental" as re. changes to SS.  rhett o rick   Jul-23-11 11:13 AM   #163 
  - Enough with the direct deposit, jeebus!  xxqqqzme   Jul-23-11 11:36 AM   #168 
  - We just continue for the last decade to negotiate from  Broderick   Jul-22-11 06:41 PM   #35 
  - I agree...we are in power, not them. We put out the plans, not them  AllyCat   Jul-22-11 06:45 PM   #47 
     - Sickening  Broderick   Jul-22-11 06:47 PM   #53 
     - Is he a Pusher or something?  eilen   Jul-22-11 07:33 PM   #92 
        - You get it  Broderick   Jul-22-11 09:40 PM   #111 
     - Self Delete  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 07:11 PM   #81 
  - thank God Boehner 'pulled out' ! nt  G_j   Jul-22-11 06:42 PM   #40 
  - LOL  grahamhgreen   Jul-23-11 01:38 PM   #187 
  - Did the President  ProSense   Jul-22-11 06:43 PM   #43 
  - Why aren't you quoting his own words, ProSense?  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 06:49 PM   #58 
  - Here  ProSense   Jul-22-11 06:53 PM   #64 
     - No, his words on the deal, not on your cherry picking:  EFerrari   Jul-22-11 07:01 PM   #73 
        - Why are you taking Obama's own words and using them against him?!!?!?!!?111!?1 Do you want PRESIDENT  FLAprogressive   Jul-22-11 07:35 PM   #95 
        - Where is there a reference to cut in benefits?  Sheepshank   Jul-23-11 11:02 AM   #159 
  - Nope, he only named the big three as up for $650 Billion in cuts  ThomWV   Jul-22-11 06:53 PM   #63 
     - Did he specify benefits?  ProSense   Jul-22-11 06:56 PM   #69 
  - Anyone who cuts funding for "needy" old people on SS is evil.  L0oniX   Jul-22-11 06:47 PM   #51 
  - It is more of 'relief' then anything else.  Rex   Jul-22-11 06:48 PM   #55 
  - Obama actually said he was going to screw future beneficiaries of SS  SnoopDog   Jul-22-11 06:52 PM   #62 
  - I agree, it is no relief to learn that my son is fucked rather than myself  ThomWV   Jul-22-11 06:54 PM   #65 
  - No! He's just talking about cutting *waste* They order A LOT of unnecessary office supplies @ SocSec  kenny blankenship   Jul-22-11 06:57 PM   #71 
  - How much money could be saved by going Direct Deposit with all Govt Checks  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 07:05 PM   #78 
     - SS has already begun to phase out paper checks  DJ13   Jul-22-11 07:13 PM   #82 
     - Good. Can Medicare negotiate with Drug Companies for better prices  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 07:15 PM   #84 
        - Why are you insulting DU? You are free to leave. nm  rhett o rick   Jul-22-11 07:36 PM   #96 
        - No, the administration gave that away when they made the deal with Tauzin...  slipslidingaway   Jul-23-11 12:19 AM   #118 
     - Yeah, and why do they staple everything!?  kenny blankenship   Jul-22-11 07:38 PM   #98 
        - Yeah, and what's up with all this war? That costs A LOT OF MONEY. nt  valerief   Jul-23-11 09:12 AM   #136 
  - And it was not enough  quaker bill   Jul-22-11 07:03 PM   #77 
  - I do: Republicans want total destruction of the safety net, and no taxes on corporations or the rich  emulatorloo   Jul-22-11 07:06 PM   #79 
  - Obama needs to up the ante to get a deal, he should offer to overturn Roe v Wade.  Major Hogwash   Jul-22-11 07:22 PM   #88 
  - Are you joking. Our corp-overlords dont give a shit about Roe v Wade  rhett o rick   Jul-22-11 07:39 PM   #99 
  - Well see-- he did it "forcefully". He had a sexy gleam in his eye.  Marr   Jul-22-11 07:36 PM   #97 
  - Not to worry. He will withdraw his bid and promise to veto any cuts to present or future beneifits.  Tierra_y_Libertad   Jul-22-11 07:54 PM   #102 
  - That's true. He made them blink, and played chess, & called their bluff & looks great in a swimsuit  Bluebear   Jul-22-11 07:56 PM   #104 
  - No flames from me, Thom  suffragette   Jul-22-11 07:59 PM   #105 
  - This is my question too. K&R n/t  myrna minx   Jul-22-11 08:04 PM   #106 
  - well, he offered it, but it had to go through congress...he knew it didn't have a prayer  spanone   Jul-22-11 08:05 PM   #107 
  - Definitely a bold ploy to throw away Florida in 2012!  Creideiki   Jul-22-11 08:20 PM   #109 
  - Define changes..change SS cap, reduced payments to wealthy recipients...  Historic NY   Jul-22-11 09:02 PM   #110 
  - So you prefer the default?  treestar   Jul-22-11 09:41 PM   #112 
  - Does this mean you support cuts to SS?  Forkboy   Jul-22-11 11:46 PM   #116 
     - Do you prefer the default?  treestar   Jul-23-11 09:44 AM   #141 
        - Quit buying the story  lark   Jul-23-11 10:31 AM   #145 
        - Do you support cuts to SS, yes or no?  Forkboy   Jul-23-11 02:56 PM   #201 
  - I agree with ThomWV - it's the same ol shit again.  udbcrzy2   Jul-22-11 11:28 PM   #114 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-22-11 11:47 PM   #117 
  - Please return your name tag and towel on the way out.  MilesColtrane   Jul-23-11 12:39 AM   #128 
  - K&R It's not a win, by any means. It is an outrage and a crying shame. nt  woo me with science   Jul-23-11 12:33 AM   #127 
  - so, here's what I heard the President say:  pnwest   Jul-23-11 02:06 AM   #134 
  - So we oldsters are supposed to sell out our children and g'children?  bread_and_roses   Jul-23-11 10:47 AM   #152 
  - Here is what he SHOULD have proposed  on point   Jul-23-11 08:48 AM   #135 
  - So Obama's message on the campaign trail  Middle finga   Jul-23-11 09:23 AM   #138 
  - Some can't tell the difference between Chess and liar's poker.  Hubert Flottz   Jul-23-11 09:37 AM   #139 
  - 18% real unemployment & cuts to SS and Medicare  Jim_Shorts   Jul-23-11 11:35 AM   #167 
  - Wouldn't ya hate to play poker with Obama? nt  fadedrose   Jul-23-11 09:38 AM   #140 
  - I am an adult, I do not play games with money.  ThomWV   Jul-23-11 03:51 PM   #212 
  - To believe that the cuts to Medicare and SS  Vattel   Jul-23-11 10:36 AM   #148 
  - Stated assumptions to a reduction in benefits also lacks credibility.  Sheepshank   Jul-23-11 11:11 AM   #161 
     - No, I offered evidence. A respectable objection  Vattel   Jul-23-11 12:14 PM   #178 
     - unknow sources and hear say are hardly credible evidence.  Sheepshank   Jul-23-11 01:11 PM   #184 
        - Well, at least you are addressing my argument.  Vattel   Jul-23-11 03:23 PM   #206 
     - Nope, informed by a week's worth of reporting.  EFerrari   Jul-23-11 03:08 PM   #202 
        - Opinion posts are just that...opinions with no hard facts or supporting evidence  Sheepshank   Jul-23-11 03:14 PM   #204 
           - Opinion pieces often cite facts in support of the opinions.  Vattel   Jul-23-11 03:25 PM   #207 
           - LOL  EFerrari   Jul-23-11 03:26 PM   #208 
  - BERNIE SANDERS IN 2012! Fuck this noise.  Somawas   Jul-23-11 10:46 AM   #151 
  - Sarah Palin thank s you for your support!  whistler162   Jul-23-11 11:13 AM   #162 
     - That old line doesn't  emilyg   Jul-23-11 01:50 PM   #191 
        - Doesn't work for me.  Somawas   Jul-23-11 08:40 PM   #230 
           - Thank you. I will never  emilyg   Jul-23-11 10:35 PM   #234 
  - The question has been asked 'Why did Boehner walk out?"  Leontius   Jul-23-11 11:10 AM   #160 
  - Bohener walked out because he is a motherfucker.  Somawas   Jul-23-11 10:53 PM   #235 
  - Bill Maher had a "libertarian" guest on last night  newspeak   Jul-23-11 11:31 AM   #165 
  - Loved it when the woman seated next to him...  pnwest   Jul-23-11 01:47 PM   #189 
  - AS caller on Hartmann yesterday astutely observed  Doctor_J   Jul-23-11 11:31 AM   #166 
  - A moment of silence  Jakes Progress   Jul-23-11 11:47 AM   #172 
  - Obama is finished -- unless we're all insane -- ????  defendandprotect   Jul-23-11 11:49 AM   #173 
  - Lots of people have become sane.  emilyg   Jul-23-11 01:49 PM   #190 
  - Bush might have been uneducated, but he had balls.  earcandle   Jul-23-11 12:13 PM   #177 
  - I posted this earlier...  WiffenPoof   Jul-23-11 12:18 PM   #179 
  - I agree  Smilo   Jul-23-11 12:52 PM   #182 
  - +1 n/t  MissDeeds   Jul-23-11 02:34 PM   #197 
  - Blame Republicans AND Democrats for looting the Social Security trust fund  South End Liberal   Jul-23-11 12:52 PM   #181 
  - +1  grahamhgreen   Jul-23-11 01:40 PM   #188 
  - Here Here!! Absolutely. let's try 70% tax rate until debt is paid down!  on point   Jul-23-11 02:46 PM   #198 
     - No, let's not  DFW   Jul-23-11 04:32 PM   #218 
        - Hey I'm willing to compromise at 50% !! This is the discussion we should be having.  on point   Jul-23-11 05:20 PM   #221 
           - That is a dicey limit.  DFW   Jul-23-11 11:32 PM   #236 
  - So this puts the entitlement cuts squarely on the shoulders of Democrats.  Kablooie   Jul-23-11 01:08 PM   #183 
  - REC. nt.  bertman   Jul-23-11 01:36 PM   #186 
  - I'm so sick of the games. The people in Washington are doing nothing more than political theater.  Vinca   Jul-23-11 01:56 PM   #193 
  - Who would have EVER thought that we would have to be BEGGING  OwnedByFerrets   Jul-23-11 02:50 PM   #199 
  - How Your Social Security Money Was Stolen  German   Jul-23-11 02:56 PM   #200 
  - people want to delude themselves that he was "bluffing" when he was ready to sell us out  meow mix   Jul-23-11 03:45 PM   #210 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-23-11 04:28 PM   #217 
  - What an utter waste of time. We should be talking jobs and the future. n/t  jtuck004   Jul-23-11 03:51 PM   #213 
  - Someone needs to take the table out back, chop it into pieces, and burn it.  sudopod   Jul-23-11 04:41 PM   #219 
 

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