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Clawson
Once upon a time we had hope
Mon May 14, 2012 11:53am
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Welching on the deal - the default is coming — Clawson, Sun May 13 11:34pm

America's Looming Default Crisis House Republicans just reneged on the debt-ceiling deal, making a default in 2013 almost inevitable. By Matthew Yglesias|Posted Friday, May 11, 2012, at 3:22 PM ET... more
Yet we've had no fedderal budget for over three YEARS, and — Curmudgeon, Mon May 14 7:35pm

in spite of Obama's campaign promise to cut the deficit in half*, there's no plan to accomplish that -- only Obama's agenda to spend even more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uLTBVkdrjY
Here's Romney You Can Believe In — Pikes, Tue May 15 11:26am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fncJZXrzG8k http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sWiSFwZJXwE
More good Mitt — Pikes, Tue May 15 11:48am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEYnREP3wW0&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz1aLR05eb8&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQwrB1vu74c&feature=endscreen&NR=1... more
Isn't the obvious place to start the cuts — Clawson, Mon May 14 10:51pm

...the monstrous war money ratholes created by the Religious Right Dominionist Empire Musical Chairs party?
Why is it that some folks think that the only way to — Sprout, Mon May 14 1:48pm

pay on a debt is to borrow MORE money?
We borrow on average $4 billion a day. — SES, Mon May 14 2:19pm

We borrow on average $4 billion a day. How DARE Republicans even THINK about requiring that any additional spending be matched by an equal amount of cuts? Those BASTARDS!
Yeah, how dare they. They didn't dare with Bush. — HeavyHemi, Mon May 14 9:09pm

Seems your ilk only cares about spending when a democrat is the the WH. Of not then, it's Party Time? You're just a typical hypocritical moron.
Libtard Talking Point #2. — SES, Tue May 15 9:10am

"Conservatives agreed 100% with everything that Bush did". Pretty retarded, even for you. Besides, if you think Obama's and the DEMONcrats' spending in three years is in any way comparable to Bush's... more
SES: Deflect, Distort, Deny... — HeavyHemi, Tue May 15 11:58am

You don't think at all. You're not disputing what a posted. Merely mewling.
Classic chicken little syndrome... — Sprout, Mon May 14 2:55pm

If we don't borrow more, we'll default... What a scam... As if there aren't any OTHER ways to balance ones budget than borrowing more money.
No, it's if they don't raise the debt limit. — HeavyHemi, Mon May 14 9:10pm

Your GOP has the House, Spout.
Thank you for demonstrating my first point so — Sprout, Tue May 15 10:13am

nicely.
If the point was you didn't know what you were talking about — HeavyHemi, Tue May 15 11:56am

Then yes, I did. Next.
Here's Liberal Fincancial "logic". — SES, Mon May 14 3:14pm

Liberals are just so wedded to the idea that increased government spending is necessary to revive the economy that they don't care that the money that the government is spending is BORROWED!!! You're ... more
Who is that? — HeavyHemi, Mon May 14 1:59pm

They're dishonorable. Even their — mombitty, Mon May 14 1:07am

"deals" on important issues mean nothing. I am sick of them.
Gawd, I hate partisan politics... and partisan politicians — Sia☺giah, Sun May 13 11:58pm

even MORE... "Why can't they all just get along"?? In days past, both sides had huge differences in opinions, yet still managed to come to some type of reasonable compromise and agreement that both... more
Once upon a time we had hope — Clawson, Mon May 14 11:53am
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