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12-23-2011, 02:09 PM
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It was a band-aid but it's a shame they have to pass a two month bill. Just shows how dysfunctional Congress really is.
That being said, the Speaker didn't end up looking so good.
-spence
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12-23-2011, 02:12 PM
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Old Guy
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Dems finally got one back.
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12-23-2011, 02:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
That being said, the Speaker didn't end up looking so good.
-spence
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And he is being rebuked by some conservative radio talk hosts. And a lot of this type of disagreement occurs on con talk radio, which belies your idea that the con talk is all about stroking the listeners and reassuring that they are fine just as they are, and doesn't challenge them.
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12-23-2011, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by detbuch
And he is being rebuked by some conservative radio talk hosts. And a lot of this type of disagreement occurs on con talk radio, which belies your idea that the con talk is all about stroking the listeners and reassuring that they are fine just as they are, and doesn't challenge them.
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Now now now, I never said that's what it was ALL about. I would expect Rush and others to go after Republicans who barter with Obama...If he really is trying to undermine what it means to be an American, there can be no quarter...
-spence
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12-23-2011, 06:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
It was a band-aid but it's a shame they have to pass a two month bill. Just shows how dysfunctional Congress really is.
-spence
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How is this dysfunctional? The Senate passed a bill that the President wanted and the House passed it as well. Isn't that what everyone wants? Bipartisanship? Isn't this how it was in the good old days when the gummint was creating the "Great Society" and the Dems were controlling the agenda and bills were passed with the cooperation of "reasonable" Repubs? Hasn't the problem always been obstructionist, do-nothing Republicans standing in the way of progress? This is beautiful stuff, the way it's supposed to be, Dems propose, Repubs roll.
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12-23-2011, 10:13 PM
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the good old days when the gummint was creating the
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Did you always call it the "gummint?"
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No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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12-23-2011, 10:54 PM
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Did you always call it the "gummint?"
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Only in those rare moments when I referred to it affectionately.
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