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Doctor_J

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43. When he vocally supports ANY ONE OF THESE THINGS

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 06:00 PM

Dec 2012

(thanks tobvar22)

Things like:

*Lowering the Retirement Age to 62

*Raising the CAP

*EFCA

*Stop Federal Funds to Private Universities,
and DOUBLING or TRIPLING the funding for Public Universities

*Forgiveness of Student Loans

*Stop Subsidies to Oil Corporations

*MORE regulation of Wall Street

*EXPAND Medicare

*MASSIVE Jobs Programs, a la Republican President Dwight Eisenhower

*Medicare? allow Medicare to negotiate prices with Drug Companies

*Transaction Taxes for Stock Trades

*VAT Taxes or 15% Tariffs for Imported Manufactured Goods (like Europe)

*Fair Competition Regulations (Sherman Act)
that let Mom & Pop (small locally owned businesses) compete with WalMart
(Big Boxes) on a level playing field

*Not JUST let the Bush Tax Cuts expire, but go back to the Pre-Reagan Tax Rates

THEN says to Boner and the Republicans....
"OK. NOW lets talk compromise."

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I wish the President would just stay on vacation until January 1st... [View all] kentuck Dec 2012 OP

Not that the outcome will be much different for cutting the Pentagon's budget, but it should be! Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #1

More than one way daybranch Dec 2012 #12

I do agree with you. I think this fiscal cliff thing is another manufactured crisis. n/t Cleita Dec 2012 #2

If in fact he was "too eager" he would, by definition, already have agreed to a deal. grantcart Dec 2012 #3

And the breathless DU prediction during the debt JoePhilly Dec 2012 #4

Tax cuts extended for the rich lark Dec 2012 #13

As a candidte in 2008, Obama made 2 promise about taxes. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #22

He did. There was nothing breathless about it, he gave them the extension sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #28

So I guess Obama wanted the tax cut extensions? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #9

Reality is way too inconvenient. merrily Dec 2012 #16

See my post #22 on the tax cut extensions. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #23

How many anti-Obama posts are you going to write? graham4anything Dec 2012 #26

You mean 'anti-policy' posts. If Obama has not put SS on the table then these sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #29

it's a game. Obama roped the dopes again, 9 steps ahead. No one plays it better graham4anything Dec 2012 #30

Again, I will ask for the umpteenth time. Please explain this game to me sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #33

millions of people are concerned about the snow/ice storm tonight...I don't hear anyone caring graham4anything Dec 2012 #34

You still haven't explained the game you claim is being played, the strategy sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #35

You are correct, Sabrina... kentuck Dec 2012 #38

Save your typing, sabrina Doctor_J Dec 2012 #40

When he vocally supports ANY ONE OF THESE THINGS Doctor_J Dec 2012 #43

If you don't see how Obama got the supreme advantage by eliminating debt ceiling grantcart Dec 2012 #32

You have never wasted time explaining this brilliant strategy which you keep sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #36

Lawrence O'Donnell has a tutorial on it every night grantcart Dec 2012 #47

I agree with Dean. Go over the phony cliff. Everything he says there is true. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #57

All Obama had to do then, and now is NOTHING, and taxes would rise on the wealthy. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #52

many will agree too! Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #5

Agreed, bkz Obama with Geithner as his wingman are hardly the Dems A team stuffmatters Dec 2012 #6

The Third Way took over the Democratic Party after Clinton's election. merrily Dec 2012 #18

It seems like something/someone is pressuring him to cave in this week Doctor_J Dec 2012 #7

Elizabeth Warren stuffmatters Dec 2012 #14

I think it is truthful to say... kentuck Dec 2012 #20

Elizabeth is not there yet! Seems "O" wants to do it before a few progressives arrive... SugarShack Dec 2012 #25

Obama gave Liz the job. Like duh. graham4anything Dec 2012 #39

Perhaps it's the devil? grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #53

That doesn't narrow it down much Doctor_J Dec 2012 #54

Of what year?..........nft plethoro Dec 2012 #8

I hope he stays on vacation until JoeyT Dec 2012 #10

I'm with you. nt MzShellG Dec 2012 #17

I do think that the so-called "optics" of an extended Skidmore Dec 2012 #11

a big dog and pony show datasuspect Dec 2012 #15

actuallly it is the 20% who gets theirs hfojvt Dec 2012 #21

he is all too eager to give trillions in tax cuts to the rich hfojvt Dec 2012 #19

agree Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 #24

We get it. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2012 #27

Cutting SS is not to my liking no matter who does it. We did not elect sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #31

Why come back DevonRex Dec 2012 #37

Do you really think this is about one politician? This is about cuts to SS that will sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #41

20/20 vision and walking around blind (hillbilly) kentuck Dec 2012 #42

I think he's returning to the mainland because of G H W Bush's malaise Dec 2012 #44

The only result one is likely to get when trying to appease a poisonous viper is indepat Dec 2012 #45

agree watch the sky Dec 2012 #46

+1. robinlynne Dec 2012 #48

I wish he would just stay on vacation. aardvark401 Dec 2012 #49

I'm sure you do.. too Bad for you that Obama Cha Dec 2012 #50

Go away. kentuck Dec 2012 #56

No disagreement from me, the Clown Congress Warpy Dec 2012 #51

I wish he would make them an offer Doctor_J Dec 2012 #55