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JDPriestly

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25. Right. The Republicans are like the two-year-olds who refuse to eat healthy food

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 12:37 AM

Sep 2013

until they get their favorite flavor of ice cream.

Mothers who care about their two-year-olds don't give in on that demand. Not once. Not twice.

Because good, nutritious food is vital to the good health of a two-year-old.

The Republicans want to spend the money of our nation on the stuff they really like -- like the military and NSA surveillance -- instead of on health care for the poor and middle classes.

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If Democrats cave now, do you *really* think things will *ever* get better? [View all] MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 OP

I would be OK with dealing over the government shutdown dsc Sep 2013 #1

Sure, I don't think that's an existential threat Recursion Sep 2013 #4

Untrue. It isn't about "one side wants more spending, the other wants less". delrem Sep 2013 #20

+1 Enthusiast Sep 2013 #40

Eggzaklee! Scuba Sep 2013 #41

+1,000,000,000! lastlib Sep 2013 #71

+1 cui bono Sep 2013 #73

had it been Democrats creating aHomeland Security or TSA, they'd have screamed about the implication Old and In the Way Sep 2013 #108

Negotiation wouldn't be a problem but this is not negotiation. Kablooie Sep 2013 #13

And they will *never* be satisfied nxylas Sep 2013 #59

WTF are the Dems expected to negotiate on? R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #63

GOP kardonb Sep 2013 #76

Time to play hard ball with the bastards! B Calm Sep 2013 #2

agree! yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #89

Often all you can do is make things get worse by as little as possible (nt) Recursion Sep 2013 #3

When you are driving directly toward a cliff quakerboy Sep 2013 #97

Have the Conservative Democrats stepped up and committed themselves rhett o rick Sep 2013 #5

In all fairness DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #6

That's a good point. This really should be something the liberals and the conservative Democrats rhett o rick Sep 2013 #8

If the Dems in power can't agree on this one, they aren't worth supporting delrem Sep 2013 #21

+8,749 Scuba Sep 2013 #42

Heretic! Heretic! R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #64

YES! YES! YES! DissidentVoice Sep 2013 #66

and we should not Chaco Dundee Sep 2013 #84

With you 100% Manny. 99Forever Sep 2013 #7

No , I don't Marrah_G Sep 2013 #9

If PBO and Democrats Cave mazzarro Sep 2013 #10

And in some candid interview a few years from now.... beerandjesus Sep 2013 #48

I don't want my Guv-Mint negotiatin' with terrorism, especially financial terrorism aka extortion nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #11

Obama didn't cave on Syria and he's not going to cave on this Hekate Sep 2013 #12

I agree. It's got to end and it should be now. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #14

By all means, let's set our our hair on fire before the fact. longship Sep 2013 #15

Updated post to clarify it's the real me nt MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #18

At some point you have to stand up to bullies. zeemike Sep 2013 #16

It's a Good Cop v. Bad Cop situation Manny. 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #17

If the Dems cave agent46 Sep 2013 #19

Remember this classic BBI thread? "Why the Supreme Court Should Kill ‘Obamacare’" joshcryer Sep 2013 #22

Um, are you saying that I said it *shouldn't* be upheld? MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #26

The context was how long until we got health care if it wasn't. joshcryer Sep 2013 #29

"most of the people"... "some believed"... "those people"... MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #31

This is about the ACA as much as it is hostage taking. joshcryer Sep 2013 #33

I'm proud of that post, reproduced below MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #47

It's Obamacare. ProSense Sep 2013 #60

Good catch. treestar Sep 2013 #80

Couldn't agree with you more, 1st Way Manny. jsr Sep 2013 #23

Like a clock. Rex Sep 2013 #24

Right. The Republicans are like the two-year-olds who refuse to eat healthy food JDPriestly Sep 2013 #25

My 13-year-old still does that MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #27

Wait until he is 23. He'll be a wonderful person. JDPriestly Sep 2013 #28

Might take until 30. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #55

Yep. That's about how long it took for mine. Nay Sep 2013 #78

I hear you. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #81

I've been witness to this for years ffr Sep 2013 #36

The DEM Party is a ruse to fool the little people into thinking they have a choice. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #30

There's an old saw - "The only reason the Democratic Party exists ... Scuba Sep 2013 #43

Bullshit. California is a prime example. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #90

I presume you're suggesting the old saw is bullshit, not my claim that it exists ... Scuba Sep 2013 #91

Of course I am aware of that "old saw." SunSeeker Sep 2013 #92

It's not the old saw that depresses votes ... Scuba Sep 2013 #94

It is not true. Period. nt SunSeeker Sep 2013 #95

'Tis. Scuba Sep 2013 #98

"Tis" what? You just agreed the parties are not the same. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #99

'Tis true. Scuba Sep 2013 #101

Of course we need more than unity. But your "old saw" is bullshit. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #104

+1 liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #53

Do you really think Dems are the same as the GOP? nt SunSeeker Sep 2013 #100

The party of Elizabeth Warren is not the same as the party of Louie Gohmert. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #87

Solidarity. nt Zorra Sep 2013 #32

I have utter confidence that the ACA will survive. BlueCheese Sep 2013 #34

Winner BrotherIvan Sep 2013 #39

My concern exactly. beerandjesus Sep 2013 #49

If he gives them anything they'll be back for more. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #56

He has. He just said that in his statement in the press room this afternoon. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #88

Excellent! truebluegreen Sep 2013 #93

I would hope that he would not bargain away SS either, through the deceptive chained CPI. The sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #74

But only if he wants something different than the Rs want BrotherIvan Sep 2013 #82

Screw the GOP. If holding the nation hostage works for them, they'll do it again and again. n/t Mister Ed Sep 2013 #35

Precisely. Their behavior must not be rewarded. jsr Sep 2013 #37

If the Dems cave, things will not get better. Jasana Sep 2013 #38

there's been nothing in recent history to think they won;t cave. KG Sep 2013 #44

Caving would be a strong message to all Americans, telling them .... Scuba Sep 2013 #45

I'm with you, Manny fadedrose Sep 2013 #46

The dems have been caving since Reagan poked fun at the word liberal. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #50

The whole centrist mantra of 'bipartisan orgy room politics' has always left me cold. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #51

+100 truebluegreen Sep 2013 #57

++ a million. nt Nay Sep 2013 #79

If the Dems or Obama give in, we'll never have the upper hand again! Frustratedlady Sep 2013 #52

It would not surprise me at all if the democrats took this deal. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #54

Things have gotten worse in this country for virtually every year I've been alive. Romulox Sep 2013 #58

Of course the media is doing it's part... ReRe Sep 2013 #61

Let's hope that the GOPiggies blink on this. If they don't it will indeed be painful for many. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #62

The thing that makes democrats wonderful - TBF Sep 2013 #65

Blackmailers never stop. Give in on this debt blackmail & get blackmailed on the next debt round. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #67

The "beginning of the end of this garbage" saidsimplesimon Sep 2013 #68

This showdown is the redline for not only the ACA, but also… Efilroft Sul Sep 2013 #69

Indeed n/t Oilwellian Sep 2013 #72

If they cave now, there is NO HOPE for this once-great nation. lastlib Sep 2013 #70

If. Ikonoklast Sep 2013 #75

Didn't. Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #110

Tears From The Democrat Bashers. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #111

Isn't the problem that no one is willing to "capitulate" anymore? dkf Sep 2013 #77

No... Hubert Flottz Sep 2013 #83

Not going to happen. MirrorAshes Sep 2013 #85

EVER is a very very long time. I think within "ever" there could be better times. HereSince1628 Sep 2013 #86

Im just waiting for moderate Manny quakerboy Sep 2013 #96

One Word - Sequestration Nimyth Sep 2013 #102

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #103

Thank You Nimyth Sep 2013 #105

You're welcome, hope you have a good time here. gopiscrap Sep 2013 #106

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #109

Caving in is what got us here. Bipartisanship requires movement by both parties... marble falls Sep 2013 #107