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Purveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:27 PM
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Obama: No Vacation Until Senate Passes Health Bill
(12-22) 09:15 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --

President Barack Obama says he won't leave Washington for Christmas vacation until the Senate finishes work on health care reform.

The president says that if senators are making sacrifices to provide better health care to Americans, then the least he can do is be around to provide enouragement on last minute matters.

--CLIP
The president and his family are expected to spend the holidays in Obama's native Hawaii, but the White House has not confirmed their plans.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/22/national/w055620S90.DTL#ixzz0aRJOqh1M
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Aramchek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:30 PM
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1. it won't be long...
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freddie mertz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:31 PM
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2. Who cares? nt.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:40 PM
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3. Those two words are all I need to know about you.
You got yours, fuck everyone else huh?

Who cares? People who care about people other than themselves, that's who.. AKA Democrats.
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freddie mertz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:54 PM
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5. I don't care if the Senate gets a vacation. So shoot me.
Sheesh.
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:48 PM
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4. Actuallly, like REAL Americans, he hasn't finished his shopping.
Ok, he's shopping for health care reform but don't tell the Republican's. It's a surprise.
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Blasphemer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:56 PM
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6. Oh please. He's knows the deal is in place and it will be done before Christmas
Another meaningless PR move. They are getting pretty shameless about these things.
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Fearless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:57 PM
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7. Too bad the plan is coal in my stocking.
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