General Discussion

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

8. American Taliban.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 11:28 AM

Jul 2013

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

47 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Shocker: President Obama's newest 'Grand Bargain', lands with a thud [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

Of Course, Ma'am: That Is Why These Are Floated In The First Place The Magistrate Jul 2013 #1

I doubt that that's the intent, or at least the main gist of it cali Jul 2013 #5

You Are Turning Into A Parody Of Yourself, Ma'am The Magistrate Jul 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Jul 2013 #16

+1 Cronus Protagonist Jul 2013 #18

With a lot of spare time, apparently LordGlenconner Jul 2013 #24

Judging by their relative post counts... ljm2002 Jul 2013 #36

something you've been of yourself for years and years cali Jul 2013 #39

You Need To Write Your Own Lines, Ma'am, If You Want To Prevail In An Exercise Of That Sort The Magistrate Jul 2013 #41

+1 JaneyVee Jul 2013 #7

I agree that is the operating theory cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #12

That, Sir, is Certainly An Arguable Point The Magistrate Jul 2013 #14

Republicans have not refused to accept anything. They accepted the jobs creating "free trade" AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #13

Why do you let rethugs off the hook so readily? Very puzzling for a Dem site. babylonsister Jul 2013 #23

Very puzzling that anyone would think that this is letting rethugs off the hook for anything. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #25

Exactly, the repubs are using the debt ceiling as... lyonn Jul 2013 #35

That's it in a nut shell! Perfect! Auntie Bush Jul 2013 #45

Nicely stated. KoKo Jul 2013 #32

I think that if that is the strategy they are pursuing, they aren't going about it in the right way n2doc Jul 2013 #15

People are getting tired of the play acting and the pretense of caring matthews Jul 2013 #28

+2 sheshe2 Jul 2013 #17

"Not the Republican" is a losing strategy for 2014. If Democrats want to win in 2014, they ... Scuba Jul 2013 #47

Republicans need to see what their PUG whore leaders really look like think Jul 2013 #2

I suspect this wasnt a shocker to the President either. DCBob Jul 2013 #3

We're still suffering under a sequester. I am not impressed with this "strategy." morningfog Jul 2013 #6

As I said the situation seems different this time. DCBob Jul 2013 #10

One big difference- Obama isn't running for re-election n2doc Jul 2013 #31

Obama's concessions and the predictable Republican Broward Jul 2013 #4

If you were Obama, what would you do instead? tridim Jul 2013 #34

American Taliban. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #8

If a broken clock is right twice a day mick063 Jul 2013 #11

Who will help the poor billionaires? Octafish Jul 2013 #19

Sad but true lyonn Jul 2013 #38

Since the Balloon crashed and burned, expect what he really proposes to lean even further Right ... Myrina Jul 2013 #20

+1000 forestpath Jul 2013 #27

Me too. n/t truedelphi Jul 2013 #33

Actual Headline "Obama to offer new 'grand bargain' on taxes, infrastructure projects" snooper2 Jul 2013 #21

So are you suggesting that Obama shouldn't even have tried? pnwmom Jul 2013 #22

He keeps getting burned AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #29

Or maybe the suggestion is... ljm2002 Jul 2013 #37

Wrong in what way? Boehner's objecting because he thinks it might raise business taxes. pnwmom Jul 2013 #40

You asked, and I quote: ljm2002 Jul 2013 #42

You said "futile and wrong." So how is it changing the subject to ask "wrong in what way"? n/t pnwmom Jul 2013 #44

I suggested a different interpretation... ljm2002 Jul 2013 #46

Starve the beast OLDBRO Jul 2013 #26

I don't know who could have seen that coming. ~nt 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #30

Problem with that new thing of his... Xyzse Jul 2013 #43