MineralMan
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Sat Apr-16-11 01:22 PM
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| 3. Yes, they did, and they also moved the age of full retirement up. |
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Maybe you didn't notice that one. I did. I did not say we had to compromise on everything. We don't. But, we can't filibuster everything, either.
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| -Compromise Is Bad! |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 12:52 PM |
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sometimes we don't compromise |
Enrique |
Apr-16-11 01:19 PM |
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Yes, they did, and they also moved the age of full retirement up. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 01:22 PM |
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I would consider that their failure to consider compromise, not ours. nt |
guruoo |
Apr-16-11 02:00 PM |
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the dems didn't offer a counter to Bush's plan |
Enrique |
Apr-16-11 02:07 PM |
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Yeah but the whole idea is to ask for much more |
walldude |
Apr-16-11 01:21 PM |
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Sometimes that works. Sometimes it doesn't. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 01:22 PM |
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Why is this idea so bandied about here? |
treestar |
Apr-16-11 01:30 PM |
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Good example. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 01:37 PM |
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Yeah good example if you are not |
walldude |
Apr-16-11 01:44 PM |
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It was an obvious exaggeration. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 01:51 PM |
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Right use a ridiculous example of a moron overreaching |
walldude |
Apr-16-11 01:43 PM |
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Well duh |
treestar |
Apr-16-11 01:47 PM |
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Why? Because we learn, over and over |
EFerrari |
Apr-16-11 01:54 PM |
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Exactly. Compromise is a sub-routine of |
EFerrari |
Apr-16-11 01:52 PM |
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OMG you caved! You caved to your wife! !!!!! |
treestar |
Apr-16-11 01:28 PM |
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LOL! |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 01:37 PM |
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The poor and working class people in this country have compromised enough. |
TheKentuckian |
Apr-16-11 01:54 PM |
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+1 |
leftstreet |
Apr-16-11 01:59 PM |
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+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! |
WillyT |
Apr-16-11 03:53 PM |
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Thank you. "Compromise" here is as disingenuous as the Republicans' "shared sacrifice." nt |
woo me with science |
Apr-16-11 05:52 PM |
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Indeed. And what of the Iraqis, Afghanis and all the others who don't get a choice to "compromise"? |
JackRiddler |
Apr-16-11 06:37 PM |
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Recommended, as usual. |
MH1 |
Apr-16-11 01:58 PM |
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Thanks. It's worth a lot to me. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 02:27 PM |
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So, compromise is not bad because you do it? |
EFerrari |
Apr-16-11 02:01 PM |
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Reductio ad absurdum is pretty bad, too |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 02:20 PM |
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I must apologize for my comment about your Latin. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:04 PM |
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If you felt bad enough to apologize why didn't you just delete your comment. |
boston bean |
Apr-16-11 07:03 PM |
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You can't compromise in US politics when there is no Left |
leftstreet |
Apr-16-11 02:01 PM |
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Depends where you draw the line, doesn't it, |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 02:22 PM |
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You're mistakenly assuming the Democrats represent the Left |
leftstreet |
Apr-16-11 03:02 PM |
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I have displayed how I draw the line. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:12 PM |
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Yes. Between "crazy" people |
leftstreet |
Apr-16-11 03:15 PM |
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Yeah, the Crazy part is a little silly. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:19 PM |
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You're using "the seating arrangement in the US Congress" now?! |
leftstreet |
Apr-16-11 03:22 PM |
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It's where the expressions originated. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:24 PM |
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Well then why are Democrats blue and Republicans red? |
leftstreet |
Apr-16-11 03:32 PM |
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That I cannot answer. That never made any sense to me, either. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:37 PM |
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It's a scam that started in 2000. |
JackRiddler |
Apr-16-11 06:25 PM |
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Actually, the term orginated based on the seating of the French |
white_wolf |
Apr-16-11 03:48 PM |
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Nope, it comes from France, |
Bluenorthwest |
Apr-16-11 06:08 PM |
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LOL |
G_j |
Apr-16-11 03:12 PM |
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Not really. It's pretty much a standard political bell curve |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:15 PM |
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Compromise is good..up to a point. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Apr-16-11 02:29 PM |
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Unfortunately, half of the bulk of the voting population doesn't |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 02:33 PM |
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How does going along with the system change it? |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Apr-16-11 02:47 PM |
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As you say. The individual votes, based on his or her own lines. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 02:57 PM |
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No, individuals vote based on what the menu offers |
leftstreet |
Apr-16-11 03:04 PM |
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I have not been in such a restaurant. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:08 PM |
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Grayson was a Democrat, not third party. |
white_wolf |
Apr-16-11 03:21 PM |
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Damn! I always confuse Grayson with Bernie Sanders. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:23 PM |
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It is fine. I can see how you would get them confused |
white_wolf |
Apr-16-11 03:25 PM |
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I hope Grayson can come back, too. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:28 PM |
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I stated my "plan". |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Apr-16-11 03:20 PM |
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Very well. It is your vote. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:22 PM |
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I will. And, I assume you will do likewise. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Apr-16-11 03:41 PM |
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I always do. Always have. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:46 PM |
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And that is because for far too long, people have gone along |
sabrina 1 |
Apr-16-11 03:38 PM |
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If a third party emerges, that's what happens. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:50 PM |
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There have always been lots of parties. |
sabrina 1 |
Apr-16-11 04:05 PM |
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Well, that'd be nice. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 05:57 PM |
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I know you don't. A lot of people didn't see |
sabrina 1 |
Apr-16-11 06:29 PM |
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As I said, good luck with that. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 06:37 PM |
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Excellent post. Our Country was built on Compromise. |
johnaries |
Apr-16-11 02:55 PM |
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Very well stated. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:04 PM |
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No one dies when /you/ compromise. nt |
sudopod |
Apr-16-11 03:03 PM |
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except the fish |
Enrique |
Apr-16-11 03:04 PM |
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Actually, not even the fish. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:06 PM |
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I'm not opposed to compromise in all things, it is just that the Dems compromise is terrible. |
white_wolf |
Apr-16-11 03:18 PM |
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I don't disagree with you. I'm actually way over to the left in |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:21 PM |
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People say that a lot, and they may very well be right, but |
white_wolf |
Apr-16-11 03:23 PM |
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There have been many temporary shifts, and sometimes |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:27 PM |
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How can I compromise with people whose outlook on taking care of the people of this country |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Apr-16-11 03:46 PM |
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By drawing lines you won't cross. |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 03:48 PM |
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That is pretty much where I stand. |
white_wolf |
Apr-16-11 03:49 PM |
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Platitudes are bad. (Really.) So are abstract generalizations. |
JackRiddler |
Apr-16-11 05:48 PM |
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You think it's removed from the political realities of today? |
MineralMan |
Apr-16-11 05:59 PM |
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that depends on how you go about it |
paulk |
Apr-16-11 05:58 PM |
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I've never respected TINA. |
JanMichael |
Apr-16-11 06:55 PM |
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But to be compromised is completely different. |
grahamhgreen |
Apr-16-11 07:10 PM |
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"Almost universally" brings to mind the Pinafore! |
Bluenorthwest |
Apr-16-11 08:36 PM |
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Oh, I see what your problem is. |
bvar22 |
Apr-17-11 11:52 AM |
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