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And then he proceeded to give Boeher a fresh set of 2012 concessions BlueStreak Dec 2012 #1
He didn't "give" him anything Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #2
He put on the table BlueStreak Dec 2012 #48
I say liberalmike27 Dec 2012 #63
+1,000 freshwest Dec 2012 #93
We can't redistrict without a census. aquart Dec 2012 #101
Oh yes we can! Thunderbeast Dec 2012 #126
That's BS! southern_belle Dec 2012 #115
Please explain what "concessions" the President "gave" to the Speaker of the House.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #3
Social Security. Why is it on the table? grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #141
Is it? Or do you just want to believe that it is? nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #145
From the Washington Post: grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #154
He "offered" things before riqster Dec 2012 #5
Speculative outrage is the best outrage...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #6
}^D Kahuna Dec 2012 #11
A more perfect description of that one's bullshit I have yet to see alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #14
i can tweak that: unblock Dec 2012 #32
Sure... jberryhill Dec 2012 #43
I'm outraged at your lack of outrage jberryhill Dec 2012 #29
I swear, I only use a bit of laudanum to help me sleep... SidDithers Dec 2012 #39
It's poopy head, Moran ! jerseyjack Dec 2012 #50
It's the opium... From the poppies jberryhill Dec 2012 #53
Not speculative at all. woo me with science Dec 2012 #40
Why is it that all the Obama-haters feel the need to defend each other? MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #56
Right on cue: Try to make it about "hating Obama," rather than the policies: woo me with science Dec 2012 #62
Wait quakerboy Dec 2012 #100
Not only that: woo me with science Dec 2012 #132
well said. robinlynne Dec 2012 #143
It's always the same troop of clowns. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #158
Ain't it though? Don't have to provide any backup or links. Cheap thrills. freshwest Dec 2012 #94
Out of the park again, Sid! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #102
I'm in love with you!! LOL!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #113
Isn't it, though? Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #118
I love it davidpdx Dec 2012 #149
Nice try sharp_stick Dec 2012 #8
When I first started visiting this site I thought it was a Democratic site, only. ywcachieve Dec 2012 #9
Obama was simply saying to Boehner that the $800B has already been agreed to. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #25
So did I. Then I found out it was A-OK with some people for Obama to cut SS. forestpath Dec 2012 #47
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #68
Your over the top defensive childish insult speaks for itself. forestpath Dec 2012 #85
Link to one post with a member over 1000 posts here that wants SS cut tjwash Dec 2012 #84
Can you back up what you just proffered? I would love to see a link. If you..... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #104
This is not about Obama, but nice try: woo me with science Dec 2012 #66
Please read the About section, it's at the bottom of every page. A Simple Game Dec 2012 #79
It's amazing how invested some are in the idea of Obama letting us down. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #31
It's amazing to me the peope who are just into cult of personalities. lark Dec 2012 #64
FUCKING BULLSHIT. SHOW ME THE LAW OBAMA SIGNED THAT CUT SS AND MEDICARE emulatorloo Dec 2012 #70
Don't hold your breath lark Jan 2013 #159
Speculation? lark Jan 2013 #160
Show me the cuts. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #81
Lots of cuts have already been guaranteed, woo me with science Dec 2012 #133
So that's a total of none? WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #135
What didn't you understand there? nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #137
I understood everything. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #139
Nothing like speculation to get you guys going. They hyperbole is amusing. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #105
Some of them are invested because they are PAID to post this divisive shit. emulatorloo Dec 2012 #75
that's a pernicious twisting of the minority opinion.... tomp Dec 2012 #151
Care to elaborate? Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #41
Absolutely. And don't forget that this entire process was rigged from the outset woo me with science Dec 2012 #42
+2 byeya Dec 2012 #55
+1 forestpath Dec 2012 #46
Your ilk just cannot stand it when Obama wins, can you? MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #54
Unbelievable treestar Dec 2012 #58
Fuck that bullshit. I'll never understand why Skinner allows your crowd to endlessly lie emulatorloo Dec 2012 #65
Complete agreement from me on that observation, emulatorloo Hekate Dec 2012 #99
Sadly, I think truth has become a casualty of the desire for increased traffic. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #106
Wow! Where did all these anti-free speech trolls come from? savannah43 Dec 2012 #119
DU ain't a First Amendment free-fire zone. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #122
Durr Hurr WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #136
Your despair is noted. n/t backscatter712 Dec 2012 #121
The Rs are beginning to realize they agreed to raise a lot of taxes Coyotl Dec 2012 #4
If we do go over the fiscal cliff... srichardson Dec 2012 #13
Call And Write Your Congresscritter... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #17
I bet they will be hit due to the AMT patch-that-won't-happen. renie408 Dec 2012 #49
If we do go over the fiscal "cliff" = revenue problem solved. How else can that be accomplished? Coyotl Dec 2012 #24
+1 davidwparker Dec 2012 #114
The idea is to allow the Bush tax cuts on everyone to disappear and then JDPriestly Dec 2012 #26
The point is... jberryhill Dec 2012 #35
Well said...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #77
Uh, no it won't affect 2012 tax returns. It wouldn't be retroactive. Ineeda Dec 2012 #88
My check was reduced srichardson Dec 2012 #95
AMT oldandbitter Dec 2012 #110
Exactly and they are trying to welch on the deal they made previously.... Historic NY Dec 2012 #36
Not so much a set-up... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #103
This is the kind of info that should have been posted a week ago. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #7
Help Vietnameravet Dec 2012 #10
How is it unreasonable after Obama gave the GOP 95% of what they wanted and they still said no? high density Dec 2012 #16
The $800 billion is saved and obtained in increased revenue if we go over the fiscal cliff. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #34
There is another area where just as much can be saved as by cutting defense waste DFW Dec 2012 #147
Boehner was offering to let the Prez keep $800B of the $1T+ bigbrother05 Dec 2012 #45
Which part of YOUR veterans benefits are you willing to give up to make angstlessk Dec 2012 #92
you are missing the part about Boner being asshole for YEARS Skittles Dec 2012 #148
Obama STILL should "use his inaugural address and his State of the Union speech to tell... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #12
Obama STILL should "use his inaugural address and his State of the Union speech to tell... Flashmann Dec 2012 #28
Emphatic agreement from me on this. Time for Obama to start campaigning for coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #73
... woo me with science Dec 2012 #15
Excellent graph! high density Dec 2012 #18
It shows how obscenely tilted to the rich Obama's offers have been woo me with science Dec 2012 #19
Yep, that too high density Dec 2012 #20
And super-obscenely anti-seniors, anti-Social Security. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #37
where? heaven05 Dec 2012 #27
had a class, 'how to lie with statistics'. Flashmann Dec 2012 #33
Also the name of an episode of The West Wing I believe davidpdx Dec 2012 #150
Nice chart. ProSense Dec 2012 #30
P for Propaganda, indeed. woo me with science Dec 2012 #57
Oooh, ProSense Dec 2012 #60
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #80
The propaganda here only rivals that of Glenn Beck and his "FEMA Camps". However, Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #107
Not propaganda. Unconscionably, it's news: woo me with science Dec 2012 #129
Excellent exegesis and analysis. Much appreciated. - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #90
how does this compare to the fiscal cliff cuts & revenue? wordpix Dec 2012 #59
Welcome to big league, Congressman. marble falls Dec 2012 #21
"You stole fizzy lifting juice. YOU GET NOTHING!" AllyCat Dec 2012 #22
He's like dealing with a fucking gun nutter. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #23
I am sure the exchange went something like this... rosesaylavee Dec 2012 #38
From Alternet. go west young man Dec 2012 #44
This is how deep and thick and ludicrous the corporate spin is, woo me with science Dec 2012 #51
You are so on the money. go west young man Dec 2012 #69
Thank you. I may repost this as an OP, adding your comment about the MIC. woo me with science Dec 2012 #74
Thanks for the time-line graph. I wonder when cuts to the bloated defense industry come in. Maineman Dec 2012 #76
Cuts? woo me with science Dec 2012 #128
Orange man cry cry cry CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #52
kick samsingh Dec 2012 #61
Heads up: It would be a good Karl Rove strategy to stir up animosity on a site like this one. Maineman Dec 2012 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Dec 2012 #71
Agreed. And there are plenty of Fake Progressives here stirring up shit. Have no clue why Skinner emulatorloo Dec 2012 #72
Keep telling it.. SidDithers Dec 2012 #117
Maineman this site has always been about debate. go west young man Dec 2012 #86
There are still those who value debate DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #97
Rove's minions are trying to woo us with science... backscatter712 Dec 2012 #123
!!!! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #146
Barack "Michael Corleone" Obama! "Here's my offer: Nothing." WinkyDink Dec 2012 #78
How long until Boehner wakes up with a dead prostitute in his bed? backscatter712 Dec 2012 #124
Or a live boy. ;-) WinkyDink Dec 2012 #138
Certainly a possibility... backscatter712 Dec 2012 #140
I know, but mine is part of an old expression. :-) WinkyDink Dec 2012 #155
Very true! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #156
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #82
Agreed. go west young man Dec 2012 #87
It's interesting that you wholeheartedly agree with that newly PPR'd troll. Hmmmm.... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #109
Read post 86 of mine in this thread. go west young man Dec 2012 #120
Well said. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #125
I still have that post bookmarked jaysunb Dec 2012 #130
Cheers! go west young man Dec 2012 #152
The "troll" was PPR'd. Nuff said. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #144
The poster may have been a touch over the top go west young man Dec 2012 #153
"Over the top"? Ya think? Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #157
Emphatic K&R! Thanks for posting! - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #83
Here's where we're at now on the matter. go west young man Dec 2012 #89
K & R Scurrilous Dec 2012 #91
So, how long until Boehner wakes up in bed with a dead hooker? backscatter712 Dec 2012 #96
Ijust pray this is true.&I hope to God Obama is aware of all of the rage about SSCPI.Just say no! judesedit Dec 2012 #98
Actually, Boehner threw himself to the wolves...all the President had to do was watch. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #108
I hope he does the same thing this time and says since you walked away a second time Liberalynn Dec 2012 #111
Go Obama! Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #112
I am still a little confused... humbled_opinion Dec 2012 #116
Finally FU-K continuity, expose the Cracked Actors !!!!! orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #127
To the GOP: Welcome to the second term, bitches Politicub Dec 2012 #131
Meanwhile, Democrats in the Senate vote billions for the military and Israel. woo me with science Dec 2012 #134
Seriously, then why is Social Security on the table? grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #142
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