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babylonsister

(171,032 posts) Fri Sep 27, 2013, 07:28 AM Sep 2013

"That's why we're paid the big bucks -- to figure these problems out."

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http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/09/26/gop_lawmaker_willing_to_risk_debt_default.html

GOP Lawmaker Willing to Risk Debt Default

Huffington Post: "Asked bluntly if using the limit for leverage risked blowing up the economy, Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) paused for a second and then offered a drawn-out 'Yes' that suggested the answer was obvious."

Said Farenthold: "That's why we're paid the big bucks -- to figure these problems out."

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"That's why we're paid the big bucks -- to figure these problems out." (Original Post) babylonsister Sep 2013 OP

The only reason this tool sharp_stick Sep 2013 #1

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

1. The only reason this tool

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Fri Sep 27, 2013, 09:30 AM

Sep 2013

isn't considered the dumbest asshole in Congress is that his buddy Louis Gohmert is there with him.

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