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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:13 PM Original message |
Why couldn't Obama give DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Congress? |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Obama TOLD Congress to approve it--without changing it |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The answer is still "Congress". Whatever is proposed must pass |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. This whole subthread and many posts on DU are as if |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That doesn't really hold water any more.... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. He needed a tax plan THAT WOULD GET 60 VOTES in the Senate. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Excuses? Sorry, that fish rots from the head down. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Reality. Obama can't simply reach into his ass and pull out a billion dollars |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because Obama can not fund anything... |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. But when Obama wants something, he's shown that he can make the Democrats |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Can he make Republicans do that, too? Actually, he can't even make all Democrats |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. He can't make the Republicans do anything -- the problem is it's the other way around. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Well, they can certainly mess with his agenda. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Yes, over all, Democrats looked at the deal, examined what they would likely... |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Who knows how much better the bill could have been if our Democratic allies would have |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Perhaps, but no matter who negotiated, they had to consider... |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Sherrod Brown talked to his constituents and they told him to vote for it |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I certainly understand that! |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. I get the feeling lots of people cut the Civics/Government class in high school |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. I don't think any |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. Because he was 'best'ed'! |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yep. We're just electoral 'cannon fodder'.. get the troops out there |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Reminder: Senate tried to pass middle-class only tax bill. They did not have the votes |
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Creative (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. Obama's net worth is only $10,111, 249, so he can't give anyone a billion. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. Fuck that. I want 10 dollars for every one they got! |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. LOL that would by a lot of ponies! |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. You really have to wonder why it is that if the Utra Rich were demanding |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. the President and Congress must agree |
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