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In reply to the discussion: Chris Matthews: GOP using 'Cold War CIA tactics' to bring down U.S. government [View all]Botany
(70,442 posts)7. Egg zac lee
"they" run the debt through the roof w/2 wars that were not on the books, a medicare part D
unfunded drug plan, tax cuts for the wealthy, and then crashing the economy so Obama had to
use $$$ for a stimulus because capital was frozen and the economy was contracting but now every
couple of months "they" threaten to shut down government in order because they have to get the debt
under control and but in reality it is a way to try to hurt the President.
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Chris Matthews: GOP using 'Cold War CIA tactics' to bring down U.S. government [View all]
meegbear
Feb 2013
OP
Anyone who wasn't prepared to live with sequestration, should not have voted for it.
badtoworse
Feb 2013
#2
I agree. In the short term, this will hurt A LOT, and will hurt a lot of people,
Volaris
Feb 2013
#8
They want all the minerals under the public lands and will work to destroy the country until then.
Coyotl
Feb 2013
#12
Consider minerals as assets in bank. Now inventory mineral rights sold for how much
Coyotl
Feb 2013
#29
It's the idea of the US breaking up like Russia that and how that kind of upheaval
mountain grammy
Feb 2013
#42
I remind you that the next election is close to two years away. What a drag.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#43