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cbrer

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51. The best defense is a good offense
Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:30 AM
Dec 2012

Any citizens attacking other citizens over political injustice will be taking their own chances...

For those cheering ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 OP
I would think the Tea Party would be delighted with this... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #1
Howard Dean seemed delighted with it. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #19
Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #34
Oh? Rex Dec 2012 #41
Sure do. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #47
delight? Is expressing a professional opinion TTE "Surgery is necessary" an instance of delight? nt patrice Dec 2012 #56
"delighted"? I would like to see that, please and thank you. nt patrice Dec 2012 #54
Dean has always been a fiscal conservative. One of the 99 Dec 2012 #63
I for one am not looking forward to more financial strife. progressoid Dec 2012 #2
Sure, just so long as you're willing to go into a room full of seniors, and those near retirement, MadHound Dec 2012 #3
Except ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #6
Show proof of that assertion. I do not think that you can. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #10
Okay 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #14
So you have not proof of your assertions. That is as clear as a bell. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #21
I also want to know why someone said Howard Dean would be pleased. Rex Dec 2012 #43
Because Dr. Dean said we should go over. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #53
Robert Reich has also supported on this. link: patrice Dec 2012 #57
And Paul Krugman, though his position is nuanced, as usual. link: patrice Dec 2012 #59
Well first of all, it isn't a "rumored" deal, MadHound Dec 2012 #13
Please ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #18
Actually it was a proposal made and announced by the Obama administration, MadHound Dec 2012 #23
ok...so go into a room of working folk and tell them their EARNED BENEFITS will be CHAINED LaydeeBug Dec 2012 #69
A pretense of compassion for some to cover a calloused promotion of theft from elderly Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #7
Stop it ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #11
I'll do as I please, and I will always counter those who like you are promoting the cutting of Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #17
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #24
No proof of your assertion about exemptions. More rambling about me. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #29
So do you receive Social Security? n/t JimDandy Dec 2012 #31
Good post Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #26
The OP offer not even an iota of proof of his assertions. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #30
+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #22
NONE of the SUPPOSED cuts affects those in the next 10 years, so stop the deception graham4anything Dec 2012 #52
It isn't an issue of being glad to go over the so-called cliff gollygee Dec 2012 #4
I'm not sure of the context here. Cerridwen Dec 2012 #5
35,000 Arizonans ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #9
Thanks. Unemployment Compensation? Cerridwen Dec 2012 #15
Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #27
That is run at the state level, right? Cerridwen Dec 2012 #28
Yes .. U/C is a state run program ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #35
For 30+ years Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #8
Well said. Stepping off the curb will yield results that will be impossible to gain if Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #38
I just heard Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #64
I'm cheering quinnox Dec 2012 #12
You are on your own Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #16
wonder if congress will continue to receive their checks?????? i bet they took care of that. spanone Dec 2012 #20
They each get a $900 raise on the 1st of January, that is already taken care of the the EO issued. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #25
I'm cheering. JimDandy Dec 2012 #32
All our taxes will be raised too. LisaL Dec 2012 #36
I'm pretty certain ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #37
Yep. They will start crying instead of cheering. LisaL Dec 2012 #39
As of today, the media is still saying that polls JimDandy Dec 2012 #42
Obama signed the bill that created the fiscal cliff in the first place. He *does* bear some of the HiPointDem Dec 2012 #50
That didn't take long. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #61
I'm okay with that. JimDandy Dec 2012 #40
Except for ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #44
Cheers. n/t L0oniX Dec 2012 #33
I feel pretty certain that if we do go over the cliff Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #45
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #46
They can be retro as well. People got back checks in some of the extension cliffhangers. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #48
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #67
He should not have and that is as a person who would be homeless for another stretch without them TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #71
Obama signed the fiscal cliff bill that a bipartisan congress passed. They can undo that bill as HiPointDem Dec 2012 #49
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #68
The best defense is a good offense cbrer Dec 2012 #51
what your dog in this race? Skittles Dec 2012 #55
I care about the most vulnerable citizens ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #62
so you think others don't care??? Skittles Dec 2012 #70
I'm cheering and I hope we go over the cliff. Also, I don't need to bob and weave Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #58
Sorry! really!! patrice Dec 2012 #60
my dtr in CA is one of those people. This is a very bad thing for her and her family! CTyankee Dec 2012 #65
And many ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #66
And when this *temporary* extension is up, what *permanent* concession would you make next? Marr Jan 2013 #72
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