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Le Taz Hot

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12. As a "gummit" employee, may I just say,

Reply to NewsCenter28 (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 09:59 AM

Jan 2014

"Fuck you!" to the GOP? We've JUST climbed out of the hole from the last time they did this. In my work, we weren't just shut down for 17 days, we shut down for the entire month of October. We're living on the financial edge as it is and between the shut down and having to buy insurance I didn't want, will never be able to use and couldn't afford, this will push us over the edge if they do this again.

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Boehner and GOP House plan Feb. 2014 government shutdown/debt default [View all] NewsCenter28 Jan 2014 OP

The only person this would benefit is Chris Christie as the entire country joins him in the toilet. gordianot Jan 2014 #1

"Extremism in defense of idiocy is a Republicon tradition." - Teh Boehner (R) Berlum Jan 2014 #11

STFU.. you lying asshole. Yeah, you do it again in Cha Jan 2014 #2

We should not give in to this blackmail. Nika Jan 2014 #3

Exactly NewsCenter28 Jan 2014 #4

They NEED this to get Christie & McDonald off the front page Atman Jan 2014 #5

Yeah, a debt default oughta help 'me out. Adrahil Jan 2014 #8

So, seems that Bone man has give the Cruz crazies permission riversedge Jan 2014 #6

They wont default. They are just playing to their base but at the last minute, they will Mass Jan 2014 #7

Maybe, but the Cruz Crazies don't have as many of those ties... Adrahil Jan 2014 #9

True, which is why they play with these things but Mass Jan 2014 #10

As a "gummit" employee, may I just say, Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #12