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It will be part of the deal in two months! Or something... alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #1
+26,916 Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #41
Prophet Revises Date After Apocalypse Fails To Come jberryhill Jan 2013 #76
DU does seem to have a big share of Harold Campings. FSogol Jan 2013 #78
Yes indeed..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #90
i do not mess with anything until it happens cause really, there is so much information out there seabeyond Jan 2013 #2
That is so true. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #5
exactly. i read, i am informed then i watch, listen and wait. nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #7
Am I right in thinking I heard the Dems (Obama and Biden specifically) weren't willing to even gateley Jan 2013 #34
what i find so often is what appears a contradiction. we will hear it is not... then obama says seabeyond Jan 2013 #70
And, just because he says something is on the table doesn't mean he's really going to consider gateley Jan 2013 #74
yes... seabeyond Jan 2013 #77
Its kind of like the football with them, every time: bhikkhu Jan 2013 #88
that made me chuckle. nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #89
Apparently, We The People shouldn't Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #55
that's in the next round two months from now... bowens43 Jan 2013 #3
Actually, the G.O.P. has no leverage, either... regnaD kciN Jan 2013 #101
That's still up in the air Cal Carpenter Jan 2013 #4
On the floor, next to $1 trillion of the $1.6 trillion Obama promised to raise from the 2% MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #6
And to those Democrats who took the time to express their MineralMan Jan 2013 #23
Yes, absolutely. MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #64
Whew, I'm so glad you said that Oilwellian Jan 2013 #79
+1 Liberalynn Jan 2013 #94
+1000 nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #30
It was offered by Obama but the pukes wouldn't deal (edited) Autumn Jan 2013 #8
They are in hiding today madokie Jan 2013 #9
if anyone said the chained CPI was a certainty this time around Enrique Jan 2013 #10
^^^ this ^^^ TDale313 Jan 2013 #53
+1 newfie11 Jan 2013 #67
Well said. And if anyone said Rep Pelosi supported it, I agree with them. Being worried isnt a bad rhett o rick Jan 2013 #72
+1 Liberalynn Jan 2013 #95
fair enough but I would also add that if someone is suggesting that it was offered without grantcart Jan 2013 #98
Let's not go overboard on nuance. hay rick Jan 2013 #100
Greenstein was on LO and said that it was his understanding that the offsets were grantcart Jan 2013 #106
CORRECT, CORRECT, CORRECT, and CORRECT Skittles Jan 2013 #104
Your post would be more helpful ecstatic Jan 2013 #110
"I'm not sure who to ask about this" R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2013 #11
So SS and Medicare WON'T be on the agenda two months from now? You can forestpath Jan 2013 #12
The deal (as yet not House approved) does not include any debt ceiling concessions and so Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #13
Different Table Tom Rinaldo Jan 2013 #14
Tom, you're smart. I know you see the strategy here. Next round will bring the deluge. chimpymustgo Jan 2013 #22
This "given up all his leverage" line is tiresome bullshit... regnaD kciN Jan 2013 #102
Our inability to play even a good hand well is the "tiresome bullshit". chimpymustgo Jan 2013 #107
^^^This exactly. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #66
I guess they thought the Obama admin and the Republicans had the votes for it. Karmadillo Jan 2013 #15
Everyone was sure? Down goes another straw man. hay rick Jan 2013 #16
Yah, Obama sounded pretty enthusiastic about it in that quote, fer shure. MineralMan Jan 2013 #20
Are you calling the President a liar? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #27
President Obama is not a liar, nor did I suggest that he was. MineralMan Jan 2013 #35
Oh, I see. He's not a liar, but only because you're inside his head DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #45
Well, I'm going to go watch my Cornhuskers MineralMan Jan 2013 #56
Happy footballing. I did get what you're saying. I disagree with it. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #63
That short exchange is a perfect snapshot of the cognitive dissonance afflicting Obama Stalwarts whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #82
Yes, just downstream, and pining philosophical about our binary, limited, progressive thinking DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #99
Heh, yup whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #105
"I am calling President Obama a very clever negotiator." mzmolly Jan 2013 #84
I think it' s a lack of gradation. MineralMan Jan 2013 #92
Very odd, mzmolly Jan 2013 #97
Oh, bullshit, to this entire OP. He OFFERED CHAINED CPI DirkGently Jan 2013 #96
Regardless of his enthusiasm level, he made the offer. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #33
+1 n/t whathehell Jan 2013 #93
Here's Lindsay Graham on FoxNews on Sunday: Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #17
Lindsay Graham, eh? MineralMan Jan 2013 #18
I thought I had seen it all on DU, but quoting Lindsey Graham??? Really?? Yikes. nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #21
Yabbut, Lindsay Graham sets policy...oh...wait... MineralMan Jan 2013 #25
You asked what happened to the Chained CPI talk. The Republicans will now pick it up. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #32
"Give that man a cigar!" earthside Jan 2013 #26
Don't worry...those folks will come up with something to.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #19
Already have. Same shit, different day. The Teabagger wing of DU scours the nets for bad newz. freshwest Jan 2013 #39
+1! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #85
Happy New Year, sheshe! We're both going to have a great day, every day, unlike some... freshwest Jan 2013 #86
LOL! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #87
It's like that invasion of Iran they are sure is coming. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #24
Well, there's still time for that, you know. MineralMan Jan 2013 #28
Speculative outrage is the best outrage...nt SidDithers Jan 2013 #29
Isn't it amazing how many people imagined that Obama said chained CPI was on the table? Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #50
And nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to.. SidDithers Jan 2013 #75
Conjured worries and woes. It's the latest fad at DU. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #31
Double, double, toil and trouble... MineralMan Jan 2013 #43
So, Obama and Pelosi were lying when they said chained CPI was part of Obama's proposal? Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #44
Do whatever you want to do. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #71
We complain before bad shit happens to prevent it. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #36
The OP seems to think that Obama was lying when he said chained CPI was on the table. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #40
Alot of people seem to think he did it as some kind of a fake-out move to trick the gop. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #48
And if it was a trick (which I don't believe), it was a cruel cynical ploy... Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #52
Yeah it's mean. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #60
Apparently, you have a problem with people taking Obama seriously. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #37
No. I have a problem with people looking at things in black and white. MineralMan Jan 2013 #47
I find it funny that I, an autistic person, can see the nuance, and... Odin2005 Jan 2013 #54
Interesting. And food for thought. MineralMan Jan 2013 #59
Proudly and insistently guilty my man. That is EXACTLY how I want it to be, Odin. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #69
Thank you for proving my point! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #73
You're welcome. I don't get any value from your point but am glad to help. I embrace it and wonder TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #80
I actually think McConnell took it off the table almost immediately after putting it on the table. MoonRiver Jan 2013 #38
In One of the 1200 days of upcoming debt ceiling negotiations HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #42
The DU doom-reverends had to postpone the rapture/apocalypse again, tjwash Jan 2013 #46
It is time once again to consult the oracle and cast the bones: MineralMan Jan 2013 #49
Or a magic 8-ball! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #61
They predict DOOOOOOOOM!!! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #58
Yeah, but..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #91
That comes again in the next round Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #51
It's certainly no thanks to OurPOTUS that chained CPI wasn't in the deal. MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #57
yeah if he didn't get it, it wasn't for lack of trying. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #65
Maybe a lesson on democracy and politics is in order... TheProgressive Jan 2013 #62
Yep. aquart Jan 2013 #68
Ooh, seeking praise for not dropping the axe OBAMA held over seniors' heads, woo me with science Jan 2013 #81
February when the next GOP Hostage Event Occurs stultusporcos Jan 2013 #83
It's on the table. NT. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #103
It's waiting in wings for the next hostage taking. 99Forever Jan 2013 #108
Some had genuine concern, but some were trolling ecstatic Jan 2013 #109
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