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zbdent

(35,392 posts) Sun Sep 29, 2013, 08:23 PM Sep 2013

I think that we should start telling people ...

If Obama and the Dems compromise and acquiesce (yet again) to the Republicans' demands on the shutdown, then what will be the next demand that they place for yet another "bloody-stump compromise", which benefits only the Republicans and the 1%ers, and f*cks everybody else?

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I think that we should start telling people ... (Original Post) zbdent Sep 2013 OP

I think we should believe Pres Obama when he said that he will veto the bill if it defunds Obamacare Tx4obama Sep 2013 #1

Sorry you got the wrong impression of what I was trying to say ... zbdent Sep 2013 #2

Well, Obama and Democrats in the Senate and the House have been bring up the point... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #3

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

1. I think we should believe Pres Obama when he said that he will veto the bill if it defunds Obamacare

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2013, 08:48 PM

Sep 2013

Take a deep breath, relax, and see what happens first before trying to rile up the democrats

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

2. Sorry you got the wrong impression of what I was trying to say ...

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:20 PM

Sep 2013

that "IF they were to" acquiesce ... not "when" the Dems/Obama surrender ...

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

3. Well, Obama and Democrats in the Senate and the House have been bring up the point...

Reply to zbdent (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 09:25 PM

Sep 2013

... that IF they were to not stand their ground this time then the GOP 'would' in the future hold Americans hostage again in the future and demand defunding and destruction of other programs.

So, anyway I think folks have been hearing about that

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