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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:50 PM Original message |
The House just passed the tax cut bill. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. That is what they threatened to do today |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I think the Democrats should change the filibuster rule to 55 votes. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. That would be one way to do it |
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OrwellwasRight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. not only that |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. that is a serious concern. I think we should recognize |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. There's NO excuse to cut away at Social Security . . . because it hasn't contributed to the deficit. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Yes but they want your money. All of it as fast as they can capitalize on it. |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. Two years ago I would never have believed this could possibly happen. n/t |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Me either, I'm stunned. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:53 AM Response to Reply #20 |
27. It really is absofuckinlutely incredible that "Democrats" would do this. |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 09:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. It is hard to swallow, and what we have is an up hill battle we have not |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Did anyone notice the piss poor coverage on SS risks and also that that was |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:24 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. The catfood commission has been laying low. |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Bush-Obama tax cuts are official now |
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ProfessionalLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. You had to know they would |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. And, the rich will keep getting richer. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Passed with any amendments, or 'clean?' |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I don't believe any amendments were passed. They were |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
28. No amendments whatsoever?! So much for "fighting", eh? |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Some House Democrat was talking big earlier about the estate tax cut. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. They do a lot of talking about "oh, we're really going to fight this", |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. No amendments. Came from the Senate, was passed as such, and is headed to the WH |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. any chance unemployment benefits will be made permanent? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. 99'ers got nothing -- they're simply to be disappeared, evidently -- !! |
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sad sally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. don't be surprised if the unemployment benefits turn into loans |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. 277 - 148??? |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Yup - and the 148 are being pretty loud right now about it |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Hensarling (apparently voted Nay) has just blamed the |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Roll Call 647 results |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #24 |
35. My congressman Jim Himes voted yes too :( n/t |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
31. You want to bet Social Security on Congresscritters? For a lousy ass 2% temporary break? |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
15. Next up for the Republicans: Starve Social Security and slash the non-Defense |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
18. Obama's deals with GOP are destroying the party .... |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
21. There is only one issue. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
23. As Richard Boone remarked to Paul Newman in "Hombre" |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
26. The rotting of the American corpse has begun ! |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
37. Can someone please describe: "Shut down the federal government" |
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