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global1

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5. 20 Minutes In The Hands Of These Repugs Could Spell Disaster.....

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 04:53 PM

Mar 2013

it would be just like them to take advantage of this time to somehow find additional ways to screw the poor, the sick, the disabled, the students and the dwindling middle class and somehow steal more money from us for their rich friends.

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ACK! President Boehner for 20 Minutes? [View all] babylonsister Mar 2013 OP

He'd probably be too drunk to notice, anyway. n/t winter is coming Mar 2013 #1

Sign an executive order where he confiscates the nations liquor for himself. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #2

No deal if the 20 minutes are during happy hour Blue Owl Mar 2013 #3

"Luckily, there is no reason to panic" demwing Mar 2013 #4

actually most of the rules of succession are covered by statute, not the Constitution. onenote Mar 2013 #8

Fair enough, but luck still has no part demwing Mar 2013 #10

Correct. And the author of the article who wrote that is an idiot. onenote Mar 2013 #11

There is reason to worry AverageMe Mar 2013 #14

Never going to happen onenote Mar 2013 #15

20 Minutes In The Hands Of These Repugs Could Spell Disaster..... global1 Mar 2013 #5

That is silly. President Obama will still be the ONLY president no matter where in the world he is. Tx4obama Mar 2013 #6

+ a really big number onenote Mar 2013 #7

Um....just because the President isn't in the country doesn't mean he stops being the President. Arkana Mar 2013 #9

Boehner's 20 minutes in emoticons: Aristus Mar 2013 #12

Can we PLEASE be serious... brooklynite Mar 2013 #13

Could he sign bills into law during that 20 minutes? (theoretically) Kablooie Mar 2013 #16

No budkin Mar 2013 #17

One small detail: Brigid Mar 2013 #18