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Thank God they haven't given up ground on that yet! Hydra Aug 2013 #1
Ding Ding Ding iandhr Aug 2013 #2
The question is, East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #3
The same reason the Republicans didn't stop spending when they had the same LearningCurve Aug 2013 #6
I am starting to think that is how it works. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #39
They did in 2009. The House passed it, the Senate GOP filibustered it Recursion Aug 2013 #9
Thank you for your good memory of actual events. Much appreciated. nt Hekate Aug 2013 #13
This does not match my memory at all LearningCurve Aug 2013 #41
The BOG likes to make up their own reality and then high five each other. DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #83
Not familiar with the BOG LearningCurve Aug 2013 #93
You got it on your first try. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #101
Sometimes I get lucky. LearningCurve Aug 2013 #105
You may want to apologize leftynyc Aug 2013 #96
This is an article about the MAINE state House LearningCurve Aug 2013 #109
How hard did you try? leftynyc Aug 2013 #95
I tried harder than this LearningCurve Aug 2013 #107
too bad you don't know how to do the most fucking basic research cali Aug 2013 #98
I think my credibility is still intact LearningCurve Aug 2013 #108
Thank you for accurately rebutting a common RW talking point! eom Tanuki Aug 2013 #27
Democrats failed to pass minimum wage is a Republican talking point? LearningCurve Aug 2013 #42
Clearly you have a steep learning curve ahead. nt Hekate Aug 2013 #58
I can find nothing about this anywhere LearningCurve Aug 2013 #40
they heaven05 Aug 2013 #103
No "they" did not LearningCurve Aug 2013 #106
That never happened. Prove me wrong. DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #61
I think you mean 2007. See this history.... sinkingfeeling Aug 2013 #99
The Rethugs filibustered in the Senate, as you know. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #21
2009 the Democrats had a super-majority LearningCurve Aug 2013 #43
No, we didn't. Not for 10 seconds. pnwmom Aug 2013 #45
If not for 60 votes, ACA would never have passed LearningCurve Aug 2013 #47
And getting the ACA through at all was a miracle. pnwmom Aug 2013 #49
I don't disagree with a single sentence you wrote here except LearningCurve Aug 2013 #50
It doesn't work that way. pnwmom Aug 2013 #54
The same process for any bill also applied to ACA LearningCurve Aug 2013 #55
Only a few bills can end up at the top of the pile. They can't all have the same priority. pnwmom Aug 2013 #56
You'll never hear disagreement from me about Republican obstruction LearningCurve Aug 2013 #57
The time period you're talking about was when hundreds of thousands of jobs were being shed pnwmom Aug 2013 #63
I wonder Hekate Aug 2013 #80
A reasonable position LearningCurve Aug 2013 #110
I don't remember the repubs being coy about their plans annabanana Aug 2013 #94
Mcconnell heaven05 Aug 2013 #104
I don't believe anyone is disputing Republican obstructionism LearningCurve Aug 2013 #111
OTOH it passed both chambers in 2007, and W signed it Recursion Aug 2013 #64
And furthermore, that bill pnwmom Aug 2013 #66
Prove it. DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #65
It's all moot anyway. There was already an increase scheduled for July 2009. pnwmom Aug 2013 #67
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #69
Well I should have known something East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #79
Why do you need to be so ugly? Pnwmom is not known for lying, but for factual statements. Hekate Aug 2013 #81
There is nothing ugly about calling someone out for lying. DesMoinesDem Aug 2013 #82
Hold a mirror up to your own face Hekate Aug 2013 #84
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #85
Not at all, but I see your original trollery was hidden by a jury Hekate Aug 2013 #88
Glad you feel that way leftynyc Aug 2013 #97
The question is, tabasco Aug 2013 #33
Isn't that what I'm doing by posting to a political discussion forum? East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #60
Not really. In this particular thread what you and several others are doing can only be described Hekate Aug 2013 #86
Sure, that's my only motive. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #90
You're not waiting for an answer, are you? n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #77
Well no... East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #78
Whoa Hooooooooo! Iliyah Aug 2013 #4
Of course there's a difference between 1awake Aug 2013 #5
History of the federal minimum wage in real and nominal dollars. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #7
...and now you know the REAL reason right-wingers hate the 1960's. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2013 #24
Witness. This is why one age group remembers getting by on MW "just fine." nt Robb Aug 2013 #30
I'd always wondered about that, this definitely explains it. Butterbean Aug 2013 #34
Shit was a lot cheaper then. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #70
I remember my parents paying cash, 5k, for a brand new Pacer when I was a kid. Butterbean Aug 2013 #72
My parents bought a new 71 Buick sedan for $2400. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #74
Who has the energy to create a list of differences and similarities? mick063 Aug 2013 #8
+1 deutsey Aug 2013 #29
exactly right: we get a few more crumbs with democrats noiretextatique Aug 2013 #31
President Gore would NOT have invaded Iraq or crashed the economy uhnope Aug 2013 #36
Absolutely right Gore would not have invaded Iraq. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #59
Don't blame Nader. Gore won. Blame SCOTUS that installed Bush by fiat uhnope Aug 2013 #62
Not blaming or not blaming Nader. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #71
You think the minimum wage is a crumb? tabasco Aug 2013 #38
Yes mick063 Aug 2013 #87
There's no difference between Republicans and 3% of Democrats, I guess. Kablooie Aug 2013 #10
differences there just to get us to vote for the similarities? MisterP Aug 2013 #11
Excellent. K&R Whisp Aug 2013 #12
between R and D PatrynXX Aug 2013 #14
Proof that NOT ONE single republican values American workers. loudsue Aug 2013 #15
Repukeblicans Mr_Patriot Aug 2013 #16
But but raising the minimum wage would hurt the job creators! kimbutgar Aug 2013 #17
K&R libodem Aug 2013 #18
A valid point. rec. cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #19
If it had been in danger of passing Bonobo Aug 2013 #20
No there is a huge difference. Rex Aug 2013 #22
I never thought there was no difference. LWolf Aug 2013 #23
Fuckin' A. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #25
Yup. There is a distinct difference. MineralMan Aug 2013 #26
a real democrat would vote for a living wage such as $15 or $18/hour and a real democrat also would liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #28
I always thought that regarding minimum wage, Democrats are much better David Krout Aug 2013 #32
People who think there's no difference and sabotage the Dems are borderline nuts. uhnope Aug 2013 #35
Of course there is a difference but the Democratic Party does need a lot of work. totodeinhere Aug 2013 #37
Did they try this before? Bradical79 Aug 2013 #44
That is the $64 question. MrSlayer Aug 2013 #48
On some things, sure there's a difference . . . markpkessinger Aug 2013 #46
This graph needs to be shown to every working person gopiscrap Aug 2013 #51
some here think bu$h was better than Obama.... spanone Aug 2013 #52
Congress has no intention of raising it or doing anything about the economy. n/t duffyduff Aug 2013 #53
Many on left dont give a shit about this.. DCBob Aug 2013 #68
And then there are those of us who care about both issues. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2013 #73
Sure, but which is more important? DCBob Aug 2013 #75
Nothing can be more important than our 4th Amendment rights. And it's not just about Obama. Our totodeinhere Aug 2013 #89
Surely you see the legitimate conflicting issues of personal rights and national security. DCBob Aug 2013 #112
Politics is just theater for ugly people. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #76
Yep! That's why I'm here. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #91
This message was self-deleted by its author BillyRibs Aug 2013 #92
For the most part, since you asked, there is very little difference. Myrina Aug 2013 #100
oh there is definitely a difference - that's obvious - on the big picture and major issues of Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #102
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