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2016 Postmortem

MassedPole

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13. Doubt it. Obama is the Caver in Cheif. No backbone no soul,or heart. Just A Caver.

Reply to BlueStreak (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 03:48 PM

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Obama was afraid of going over "the cliff" but he will be tough on the debt ceiling? [View all] BlueStreak Jan 2013 OP

We did go over the cliff, and Obama wanted to go over the cilff. bemildred Jan 2013 #1

The negotiations were all pre-cliff BlueStreak Jan 2013 #4

The deal is not law yet, and the bush tax cuts are no longer law, and we did go over the cliff. bemildred Jan 2013 #5

He made it clear he was not willing to go "over the cliff" BlueStreak Jan 2013 #6

What concessions? He made no concessions, he gave them a couple fig leafs, that's it. bemildred Jan 2013 #7

I'm not going to argue about it. Go read the actual bill. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #9

Oh, Kay Bailey Hutchison says the bill is OK and that's all I need to know. bemildred Jan 2013 #12

IMHO, we have entered complete BS time, we somehow celebrate this DINO game of "chess". mother earth Jan 2013 #2

we caved again. Dkc05 Jan 2013 #3

RedState hates the deal. As do Malkin and her ilk. Off that alone I'm good.... smorkingapple Jan 2013 #8

Once again, we are counting on teabaggers in the House to kill this thing. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #10

Re:Debt Ceiling tweeternik Jan 2013 #11

No. He doesn't have the balls to do it. He doesn't even have the balls to hint at it. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #15

Doubt it. Obama is the Caver in Cheif. No backbone no soul,or heart. Just A Caver. MassedPole Jan 2013 #13

I agree. I would rather see Obama fight for a new stimulus plan to put the unemployed back to work politicaljunkie41910 Jan 2013 #14

Thanks for having the courage to say that BlueStreak Jan 2013 #16

What answer would you have for those depending on geek tragedy Jan 2013 #17

I'm just saying it is telling that Obama would fight for that but not fight for economic stimulus BlueStreak Jan 2013 #18

it IS stimulus and it directly helps those geek tragedy Jan 2013 #19

Rightwing puke talking points from a supposed geek tragedy Jan 2013 #20

He said he won't negotiate which means he totally will budkin Jan 2013 #21

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