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54. HEED THE WORDS OF THE KOCH-FUNDED TASKMASTER

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 01:33 PM

Oct 2013

Others condemn the use of a shutdown to repeal laws, but Needham said “the process is being used now just as the process should be used in the future.”

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BREAKING: AP sources: Boehner to ask House GOP for short-term debt ceiling increase [View all] Hissyspit Oct 2013 OP

Who blinked first boner? Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #1

Start the countdown to Spkr Boner's reneging on his agreement to do even this..... TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #2

And if the idiots refuse, what will he do? Mass Oct 2013 #3

Cry. Drink. Cry. Drink. Cry. Drink. Cry. Drink....... CanonRay Oct 2013 #4

and smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette - he cannot think straight with all the drugs in his system wordpix Oct 2013 #18

They will lift it for a few months and demand Obama give away more mucifer Oct 2013 #5

They will look pretty foolish if they try a do over. watoos Oct 2013 #8

I hope you are right but they are nuts. mucifer Oct 2013 #11

Bad idea to take this "deal". This just Raven Oct 2013 #6

I agree Renew Deal Oct 2013 #10

This. No debt ceiling increase without ending shutdown too Liberalynn Oct 2013 #12

I totally agree CanonRay Oct 2013 #35

Except time is not on the Republicans' side. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #48

A six week delay would put it in the Christmas shopping season Zorro Oct 2013 #55

" deal " kardonb Oct 2013 #50

Is he bawling? lonestarnot Oct 2013 #7

When is he not? awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #14

The Dems, Obama, and the Senate should say no increase without reopening the gov't and a long term Renew Deal Oct 2013 #9

THIS Liberalynn Oct 2013 #13

That won't work because the Senate already authorized a short-term CR berni_mccoy Oct 2013 #16

Yes. Give it time to sink in, let them dangle there for a bit, don't take the first nibble. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #42

TOTALLY AGREE!!!!! GOP HAS PLAYED THERE LAST CARD AND LOST.NOW ITS OUR TURN TO GO HUGE ON DEMANDS SIMONSAYS11 Oct 2013 #44

Welcome to DU... cyberswede Oct 2013 #52

Hello ~SIMONSAYS11. Welcome to DU. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #59

DITTO to all who call for raised debt ceiling AND re-open the government BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #15

They are plotting another huge drop in GOP favorability in six weeks? Brilliant! Coyotl Oct 2013 #17

+1 chill_wind Oct 2013 #38

Oh Cripes, so they can come up with something ELSE to blackmail the country with? Myrina Oct 2013 #19

Winning BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #20

Wonder if GOP will use this as an opportunity to remove JCMach1 Oct 2013 #21

Guys and Gals, this is a cave-in unless shutdown is lifted kansasobama Oct 2013 #22

No deal. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #23

Sadly we can't call them Liberalynn Oct 2013 #26

Short term? OK. The next attempt will be a long term deal making sure Republicans are dead Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #24

Just another gun pointed to our heads in 6 weeks. AAO Oct 2013 #25

"Fox News' Ed Henry reports a version of Boehner's offer that does not sound like the "clean" debt pampango Oct 2013 #27

Nonsense ramapo Oct 2013 #28

Mr. President, Don't. Take. This. Deal. nt Javaman Oct 2013 #29

Take your policy changes and,,,,,,,,,, benld74 Oct 2013 #30

Short term? Obama needs to reject that Warpy Oct 2013 #31

"Costa says "Tea Party" types in the Republican caucus meeting oppose the Boehner 6-week plan, pampango Oct 2013 #32

Costa's tweets (he seems to be the reporter the Repubs will talk to) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #34

Boehner is a weakling alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #36

Adding six weeks with no strings attached before the world economic collapse is a reasonable deal. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #33

In 6 weeks time, it will be the holiday season... Javaman Oct 2013 #37

I am of this mind Liberalynn Oct 2013 #39

Where did you get that "no strings attached" scenario? displacedtexan Oct 2013 #41

If there are strings, then that isn't acceptable. n/t Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #46

Raising the debt limit without funding abelenkpe Oct 2013 #40

This Liberalynn Oct 2013 #43

That's how the GOP takes something ugly and makes it uglier. tofuandbeer Oct 2013 #45

And the game begins again with another hostage later sakabatou Oct 2013 #47

Like a good obedient puppet jsr Oct 2013 #49

Who the hell's in charge? Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2013 #51

It didn't take long after the Koch brothers issued their statement ... DuckBurp Oct 2013 #53

HEED THE WORDS OF THE KOCH-FUNDED TASKMASTER grasswire Oct 2013 #54

Boehner...All the Spine of a worm. jessie04 Oct 2013 #56

THIS JUST IN BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #57

Reject it and stay the course Mr. President. They are caving. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #58