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alcibiades_mystery

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9. Taxes don't go up for the middle class

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:53 PM

Dec 2012

That's stimulative and necessary.

Oh, right, The GOP Congress would be "guaranteed" to do that anyway after the cliff. Right. Sure.

The notion that we have no leverage on spending now is also pure speculation.

I'm fine with fighting the GOP again in a couple of months on all the issues. It's not clear why so many progressives are afraid of taking a smaller victory here and fighting them again in a few months.

Looks pretty good.

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"a two month delay in sequestration...will be paid for in cut to both social spending and..." [View all] ProSense Dec 2012 OP

Occam's razor? n/t theaocp Dec 2012 #1

Not sure what you are WTFing? R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #2

The deal was 250k. amerikat Dec 2012 #3

Looks pretty good alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #4

The fact that Obama is involved in something that "looks pretty good" Scootaloo Dec 2012 #5

I don't understand what you mean alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #6

Is she? Scootaloo Dec 2012 #14

She's spent the better part of the last two years alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #19

...wut? Marr Dec 2012 #7

Looks pretty good? W_HAMILTON Dec 2012 #8

Taxes don't go up for the middle class alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #9

The GOP would not hold up votes for the "middle class tax cuts" for long. W_HAMILTON Dec 2012 #11

Yeah, that's what I keep hearing...all those birds in a bush alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #15

The Republicans don't give a damn about the sequester. W_HAMILTON Jan 2013 #24

I suppose I'll have to congratulate you if that comes to pass alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #25

This deal hands Republicans a bat. ProSense Dec 2012 #12

It would have been better to let it all expire. Agree? R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #17

I don't think it could have "gotten all of these and more with fewer concessions" alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #18

Grover Norquist is very happy about this bat. grasswire Jan 2013 #26

Obama says he's going to creeksneakers2 Jan 2013 #28

Coupling the debt ceiling DevonRex Jan 2013 #31

That's why I suspect it's DOA in the House. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #22

What cuts to social spending? Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #10

Gives them more time to work the peons and convince them that changed CPI is a good thing. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #13

Cuts to social spending and military alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #16

I read the part about military spending. I'm glad to see it. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #27

The sequester is tit for tat, the cliff is tit for tat alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #29

Yes, but we don't have as much to spare in our social services. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #30

I see the garbage truck has arrived Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #20

I'd love to know what that actually means. WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #21

In two months we will get the same theater Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #32

Ah. I thought you were referring to ProSense specifically. WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #34

I am sure ProSense would have liked that Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #35

Why in the OP quote did you leave out the reference to defense cuts? n/t chieftain Jan 2013 #23

...and military cuts Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #33