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perfect analogy... FirstLight Jun 2012 #1
Indeed lsewpershad Jun 2012 #3
sorry FirstLight Jun 2012 #7
Martin Bashir, MSNBC. elleng Jun 2012 #20
If the Bush tax cuts were so bad why isn't he in favor of letting them all lapse? dkf Jun 2012 #2
because anyone who campaigns on getting rid of all of the tax cuts qazplm Jun 2012 #8
He wants you and I to have tax cuts but not the richer ones Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #25
That isn't enough. dkf Jun 2012 #36
That is a nice sentiment, however the country is nowhere near insolvency. Sirveri Jun 2012 #52
Are you arguing we owe no debt to the social security system? dkf Jun 2012 #53
No, I'm saying that Social Security (and other government held) debt doesn't/shouldn't count. Sirveri Jun 2012 #62
We can't save Europe. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #27
Believe me I am not in favor of us having to save Europe. dkf Jun 2012 #37
European Central Bank DallasNE Jun 2012 #44
It's because people like you "do not want to have to pay more taxes" Kolesar Jun 2012 #40
Saving money for retirement isn't fun either but you just have to do it. dkf Jun 2012 #43
Obama has to make sure this is clear to people. siligut Jun 2012 #4
NOW he's going to let them know??? Skittles Jun 2012 #6
He did say it in his speeches and Bernanke and Giethner touched on it siligut Jun 2012 #12
much of the country seems to have forgotten dubya was ever president Skittles Jun 2012 #14
And that is what the GOP wants, W made them look bad even with all their tricks. siligut Jun 2012 #30
Even if we don't like the motivation demwing Jun 2012 #15
"baked into the cake"? Skittles Jun 2012 #18
Ok, have a good night... /nt demwing Jun 2012 #22
awwwwwwwww Skittles Jun 2012 #32
Were you itching for a fight? demwing Jun 2012 #45
Repub congress and their Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in 1999 Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #28
He has been saying it all along except our media do not highlight it Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #26
Oh, dear. Now I've got MacArthur Park running through my head. tanyev Jun 2012 #5
AND that is why we have such an anemic recovery bossy22 Jun 2012 #9
As businessmen always say, "Youve got to spend money to make money" ErikJ Jun 2012 #11
your spending=my income bossy22 Jun 2012 #17
and his wife. lastlib Jun 2012 #13
You're doing all the wrong things, hoping to get credit for it. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #10
You might find this funny Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #19
That is hilarious. Skinner Jun 2012 #24
That's hysterical. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #33
LOL nt Mojorabbit Jun 2012 #41
OK. OK. So he misspoke. Wilms Jun 2012 #48
It's funny because .. sendero Jun 2012 #64
On top off everything else Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #67
He acts like someone else has been President for the past four years. nt woo me with science Jun 2012 #16
Takes a long time to undo the damage of the Bush years Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #23
Especially when you extend so many of his policies. nt woo me with science Jun 2012 #29
Do you want a tissue? Kolesar Jun 2012 #39
No, I'd like not to be patronized woo me with science Jun 2012 #42
it couldn't be because he has gotten absolutely zero cooperation with Congress librechik Jun 2012 #49
His choices are a matter of record. woo me with science Jun 2012 #50
perhaps--I don't think we were watching the same thing, however. n/t librechik Jun 2012 #51
Here's a post of interest. woo me with science Jun 2012 #65
Yeah, but you have to remember that there was a sharp increase in spending levels. Igel Jun 2012 #54
kick otherone Jun 2012 #56
Some how B*sh got Congress to let him go in to two uneeded wars. If Obama harun Jun 2012 #59
Excellent! Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #21
Love the way he put that. liberal N proud Jun 2012 #31
Sounds suspicious. RUMMYisFROSTED Jun 2012 #34
Better analogy? 3 Repubs trash a bar and walk out when Obama walks in and say, "Put it on his tab" ErikJ Jun 2012 #35
Great to hear Obama saying this in that way. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #38
"Someone left the cake out in the rain..." LiberalEsto Jun 2012 #46
Damn! That was my first thought! geardaddy Jun 2012 #47
I am just so tired of hearing people say that. BlueIris Jun 2012 #55
If only they had been special brownies instead of cake. woo me with science Jun 2012 #57
The cake? KamaAina Jun 2012 #58
We have moved on to woo me with science Jun 2012 #60
So tax cuts lead to less revenue? high density Jun 2012 #61
Hmm. Sounds like the President skipped lunch. sofa king Jun 2012 #63
Good! Glad O said this but why is he even considering more guaranteed taxpayer loans for new nukes? wordpix Jun 2012 #66
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