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Proud Liberal Dem

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11. and, ironically, only have themselves to blame
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 12:07 AM
Nov 2012

if they had just raised the #$(*(*)%(#&@( debt ceiling and/or pushed for/supported a genuinely bipartisan plan to reduce the deficit, they wouldn't have been put in this position. And, remember, whenever a right winger starts trying to revise history to make it seem that mean ol' President Obama bullied and pushed Boehner, McConnell, et. al, just remind them that Boehner was happy about the deal at the time and told all of us that he got "98%" of what he wanted. And remind them of how horribly Boehner failed to lead his caucus to get something done in the "Supercommittee".

Then he's just going to have to scream Warpy Nov 2012 #1
If the President does nothing the Bush tax cuts expire. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #2
Oh well alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #3
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #12
I thought that these guys were "serious" about reducing the deficit? Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #4
You are right. theglammistress Nov 2012 #6
and, ironically, only have themselves to blame Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #11
just wait til jan 2 and reintroduce middle class only tax cuts and let repubs vote against that nt msongs Nov 2012 #5
This. Salviati Nov 2012 #8
That! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #13
I think this meets the dictionary definition of extortion.. Permanut Nov 2012 #7
In my opinion... kentuck Nov 2012 #9
Call his bluff krawhitham Nov 2012 #10
The cliff is our friend! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #14
Embrace the cliff, be one with the cliff Autumn Nov 2012 #15
Free Obamaphones for all Repugs who cross the aisle? reformist2 Nov 2012 #16
We should have terminated them upon having the Presidency. TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #17
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