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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:48 PM Original message |
Do you believe the President when he says he wants a deal to cut 4 trillion from the deficit? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, and also that at least a trillion has to come from tax increases. |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Well, it would have helped |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. He did. The reason those tax cuts didn't expire is because millions of unemployed |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Obama gave in to blackmail |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The unemployed would have been the one taking the heat for that decision. |
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bornskeptic (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Not just the unemployed. We all would have taken the heat forit. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Folks see what they want to see....... |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. That would have to be part of it true - though some of it could be called |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Nope. n/t |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. I believe him, but |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. I see it as quintessential rope-a-dope. nt |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yes, but what does that actually mean? |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. 99% of the GOP are tethered by GNorquist's no tax increase pledge. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yes I do. And that pisses me off. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. I look at results, not so much the strategy to get to the results..... |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I think the President plays "chess". No douvbt he plays it well |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Well, that's good....... |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. P.S. As to my reasons... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Now we get down to the nutshell.... |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. What is the credit I am failing to give him? |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yes and no. He would, but also knows the goopers will never negotiate in good faith. |
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