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EXACTLY (Original Post) CatWoman Jan 2013 OP
Wouldn't they first have to cooperate before they stopped cooperating? /eom dballance Jan 2013 #1
That was my first thought too. Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #5
That's the impression I got. Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #2
Yeah.... ReRe Jan 2013 #3
RIGHT! Rex Jan 2013 #4
Excellent ! In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #6
Ah yes, the big baby elephant in the Cha Jan 2013 #7
Doom-bo. nt DCKit Jan 2013 #8
ROFL Scurrilous Jan 2013 #9
If Obama's instincts were strong enough that he KNEW the bill would pass the House... randome Jan 2013 #10

Baitball Blogger

(46,682 posts)
2. That's the impression I got.
Tue Jan 1, 2013, 04:35 PM
Jan 2013

They were looking for any reason to back out of that deal. So they come across like cry-babies for the reason they chose.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
10. If Obama's instincts were strong enough that he KNEW the bill would pass the House...
Wed Jan 2, 2013, 11:51 AM
Jan 2013

...then his speech just before that can be seen as a way of grinding their noses into the dirt and making it seem as if their cooperation is EXPECTED from this point forward.

Just speculation, of course.

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