The "cliff" was never intended to be "solved"

Republicans plotted from hour-one of the Obama presidency for it to be over in 1 term.

They planned to stall and stall and stall some more..

It was always about denying him all the successes they could, and when the time came to actually address the deficit, when THEIR candidate won in '12, they would just slash all programs they did not like (like they have been trying to do since FDR), and make the Bush tax cuts permanent.

They would have never cared a whit about an increasing deficit..

The problem they have is that Romney LOST, and now they actually have to address the problems..

their plan was marvelous in formation, but lousy in final execution..

The formation of the fake grassrootsy "tea party" was all about stymieing the health care plan before it could be properly explained and nurtured . and the tea party gang was also necessary to ensure a house-take over in anticipation of the final 2 years'-worth of blocked legislation they needed so that when republicans swooped in in charge of all three branches in '12, they were home free..

They got part 1 accomplished & got rid of Pelosi, but from that point on, they never got their footing, and could only jam up everything they touched.

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The "cliff" was never intended to be "solved" (Original post)	SoCalDem	Dec 2012	OP
The "fiscal cliff" was a bipartisan fabrication by corporatists.	woo me with science	Dec 2012	#1
+1	gollygee	Dec 2012	#10
obama would have never been hired if he wasn't a corporatist	datasuspect	Dec 2012	#13
+1 and +2 nt	tomp	Dec 2012	#15
I think he was not the favored by the two options by a long shot	gollygee	Dec 2012	#17
Nailed it in one. Sick of posts like the OP that try to pretend away the past.	Romulox	Dec 2012	#16
Huh??	NewsCenter28	Dec 2012	#21
I'll read a history book if you read a civics book. The "Cliff" is a framework passed by Congress,	Romulox	Dec 2012	#22
Care to try one more re-edit? Third times the charm!	Romulox	Dec 2012	#23
Exactly right. There have been many keys to the corporate	plethoro	Dec 2012	#19
The cliff is the proverbial can intended to be kicked down the road to points	Skidmore	Dec 2012	#2
Correct, classic stalking horse, classic straw man, classic political IED.	bemildred	Dec 2012	#3
Why aren't the deficit hawks cheering the cliff since significantly reduces the deficit?	LonePirate	Dec 2012	#4
They are not cheering because their beloved defense budget will get the post war time cuts	Heather MC	Dec 2012	#5
It remains to be seen, whether those DOD cuts will happen....	MNBrewer	Dec 2012	#8
They were pulling a Harold Washington strategy for sure...Obama happened to be much smarter than	alcibiades_mystery	Dec 2012	#6
The Shitpublicans never cared about the deficit	rock	Dec 2012	#7
And they still don't..	sendero	Dec 2012	#12
"You know, Paul,	sulphurdunn	Dec 2012	#9
Perfectly and succinctly summed up the last 4 years	Gman	Dec 2012	#11
Each manufactured crisis is more boring than the last	madville	Dec 2012	#14
As the GOP sees it, all recipients of "entitlements" should do the right thing and die.	lpbk2713	Dec 2012	#18
The final solution	Left Turn Only	Dec 2012	#20

Response to SoCalDem (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 08:46 AM

woo me with science (32,139 posts)

1. The "fiscal cliff" was a bipartisan fabrication by corporatists.

Republicans and corporate Democrats, including Obama, colluded on this Shock Doctrine scam last spring. They deliberately orchestrated it to use Social Security as a hostage to pass an austerity deal and to garner praise for the participants when the contrived axe of SS benefits did not fall...this time.

The important point here is that they rigged the game to ensure that the country accepted a policy that they would never have voted for...austerity for the masses...and they made sure that it was in the package no matter the outcome.

The "cliff" was never intended to be "solved"

1. The "fiscal cliff" was a bipartisan fabrication by corporatists.

10. +1

13. obama would have never been hired if he wasn't a corporatist

15. +1 and +2 nt

17. I think he was not the favored by the two options by a long shot

16. Nailed it in one. Sick of posts like the OP that try to pretend away the past.

21. Huh??

22. I'll read a history book if you read a civics book. The "Cliff" is a framework passed by Congress,

23. Care to try one more re-edit? Third times the charm!

19. Exactly right. There have been many keys to the corporate

2. The cliff is the proverbial can intended to be kicked down the road to points

3. Correct, classic stalking horse, classic straw man, classic political IED.

4. Why aren't the deficit hawks cheering the cliff since significantly reduces the deficit?

5. They are not cheering because their beloved defense budget will get the post war time cuts

8. It remains to be seen, whether those DOD cuts will happen....

6. They were pulling a Harold Washington strategy for sure...Obama happened to be much smarter than

7. The Shitpublicans never cared about the deficit

12. And they still don't..

9. "You know, Paul,

11. Perfectly and succinctly summed up the last 4 years

14. Each manufactured crisis is more boring than the last

18. As the GOP sees it, all recipients of "entitlements" should do the right thing and die.

20. The final solution