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BVictor1

(229 posts)

11. The president looks very tired tonight.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 12:23 AM

Jan 2013

In 2 months this gets to happen all over again.

The debt ceiling and sequestration talks come up soon.

We'll see what happens with a new congress.

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House Passes 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill; Now to President [View all] brooklynite Jan 2013 OP

K&R burrowowl Jan 2013 #1

I was watching it, and a little bit of nail-biting... TreasonousBastard Jan 2013 #2

"Cantor and his buddies" are probably in the safest Republic seats... brooklynite Jan 2013 #8

Yeah, and i don't see getting rid of them, but... TreasonousBastard Jan 2013 #22

Aren't some of the teabaggers going home? brush Jan 2013 #29

This is a small win for the American people but.... Swede Atlanta Jan 2013 #3

Absolutely Cosmocat Jan 2013 #31

172 Democrats and 85 Republicans voted in favor starroute Jan 2013 #4

So it seems. Lasher Jan 2013 #16

can't-oR needs 227 votes to kick orange butt outta there Amonester Jan 2013 #25

LMSP kicking...n/t littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #5

Per the BBC World Service, Obama to speak in 10 minutes (11:20pm ET). alp227 Jan 2013 #6

Astonishing really, Turbineguy Jan 2013 #7

LOL Cosmocat Jan 2013 #32

Boehner and Ryan voted YES question everything Jan 2013 #9

And Cantor voted 'NO'. BVictor1 Jan 2013 #13

Do you have a link to who voted? Kaleva Jan 2013 #15

Final results for Roll Call 659 Lasher Jan 2013 #17

Thanks! (R) Benishek voted Yes Kaleva Jan 2013 #18

My Democratic rep, Nick Rahall, voted yes. Lasher Jan 2013 #20

The GOP crack-up has begun. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #10

The president looks very tired tonight. BVictor1 Jan 2013 #11

Is that a mustache? brooklynite Jan 2013 #12

The good news, and the bad news... maddogesq Jan 2013 #26

The Chained-CPI has been around for about a decade as an experimental measure. Selatius Jan 2013 #35

anyone seen a roll call list yet? Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2013 #14

See post #17 Kaleva Jan 2013 #19

Unless there's an error, my representative, a member of the CPC, voted No. freshwest Jan 2013 #28

Does this mean no cuts to defense? Nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #21

Yup! Win Win for Big War. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #27

Not sure about that brush Jan 2013 #30

That, and, Ghost Dog Jan 2013 #33

Just for grins he's going to veto and make them override. alfredo Jan 2013 #23

HA! Drum Jan 2013 #24

Not over the Fiscal Cliff? I was wrong. I was certain the House would send us over the cliff. RickFromMN Jan 2013 #34