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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:04 PM Original message |
The Chessmaster Cometh? |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Chess - The game in which pawns sacrificed. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Pawns are sacrificed to save the aristocrats. Nothing new there. nm |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. +1. Who doesn't want to work an extra two years before retirement? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. I think the thingy about pan dimensional chess is a bit threadbare.... |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. "He simply picks his fights." Wow, finally after two and a half years he's picked one. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. Never enough, never enough, never enough. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. MORE than enough giving away the store instead of fighting. MORE than enough |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. if no Deal has been made, how can you be sure...? |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. The panic we saw is what happens when people get too far out in front of the news cycle. |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. Ecellent assessment |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. The howls of outrage from the left are part of the theater and need to keep happening |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. What a great observation. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I love that at this point basically all parts of the political spectrum are disgusted (nt) |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
50. Centrists are corrupt idiots. (nt) |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
34. Yep. knowing your "friends" is as important as knowing your enemies |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. "i don't want to play the game better, i want to end the games" |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'll go you one further, Will. |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. He HAS to play chess. |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. Omama and the others putting social security and medicare |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I heard this in a coffee shop in minnesota. |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. Offering up some respect if this is true. We never know |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Now that SS/Medicare are a pawn, they will be in play in every game that follows. Is that going to |
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anamandujano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Just asking because I don't really know but, |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. "IF that is what he wants." That IS, the question. |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. "I'm not yet ready to believe those two all-important programs are out of the woods yet." |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
17. McConnell's offer, however, is not free of strings. There is some pretty damaging fine print. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
52. Definitely |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's not even chess. It's dealing w/ 2 year olds who say "no" to anything you tell them has to be |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
53. Yep |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. Perfect analysis. This gambit holds true in some court cases as well. |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. are |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. This isn't even good theatre...this is bullshit on toast. |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
27. The view that Obama has been bluffing |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. Do you really think |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. There was absolutely no chance that they would accept his offer |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Oh baloney. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Everything the GOP has done the past 3 years |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. To pass up a plum |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. if repigs were happy with him, they wouldnt be trying to defeat him |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. What?! Are you serious? |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Are you smarter than a 5th grader? |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Ah! So polite! |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Oh, & please do not forget |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
29. What would happen if they accepted his offer? |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. There was a 0% chance the GOP would ever accept any offer from Obama |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Exactomundo! |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. No one knows that for sure until it is finished |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. I would be horrified if SS and Medicare were cut.... but I know they won't be |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 11:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. I really hope you are right. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. This argument is getting weaker by the day... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
30. You got the game wrong, but the sentiment right. Obama's playing poker, not chess. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Zactly |
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Proles (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. If this is true... |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
51. It depends on whether voters will ignore the ads that will run |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. You'd be surprised how many people under 50 think that is okay |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. True but seniors are a swing vote. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
57. "his debt-and-deficit policy actually reflected a shrewd, progressive, long-term strategic view" |
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