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Make7

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7. Didn't Cornyn vote for the Ryan budget plan?

Reply to w8liftinglady (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 03:00 PM

Jan 2013

A plan that increases the debt and doesn't balance the budget for the foreseeable future while using imaginary numbers to not do it? And I should listen to anything he has to say on balancing the budget because ...?

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Why the F% do they not want "Balanced Budget" Lew??!! [View all] w8liftinglady Jan 2013 OP

It makes it procedurally easier to raise taxes Recursion Jan 2013 #1

It's not about Lew. It's about Obama Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #2

SBB gelsdorf Jan 2013 #5

because the President wants him. spanone Jan 2013 #3

most people accept a balanced budget hfojvt Jan 2013 #4

It's not ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #10

It's just noise, it won't mean a thing upon confirmation. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #6

Didn't Cornyn vote for the Ryan budget plan? Make7 Jan 2013 #7

Because he's on to them and is too smart by half! babylonsister Jan 2013 #8

Way too liberal and not a banker (only 2 years at Citigroup). Mass Jan 2013 #9

According to his logic rbixby Jan 2013 #11