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President Obama Should Take the Deal [View all] erpowers Sep 2013 OP
It is a bad deal Gothmog Sep 2013 #1
Think about how many voters will be registered before 2014 while enrolling for the ACA. Coyotl Sep 2013 #41
Yep loyalsister Sep 2013 #144
If he compromises, they'll know he has no spine and will do the same thing next year. kysrsoze Sep 2013 #60
They won't wait until next year. They'll do it on the debt ceiling. nt truebluegreen Sep 2013 #157
And they will ask for more and more concessions as all blackmailers do. And kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #77
You can not negotiate with terrorists Gothmog Sep 2013 #143
You're right! The repukes are acting like terrorists! TheDebbieDee Sep 2013 #226
Tea party terrorists. Fixed it. Cha Sep 2013 #165
More and more people need to start calling them what they are, Tea Party Domestic Terrorists. They RKP5637 Sep 2013 #213
Yes Indeed! Cha Sep 2013 #243
Exactly! n/t JimDandy Sep 2013 #242
Yep. The way the threat of the sequester forced everybody in DC to "work on fixing" the debt limit. stopbush Sep 2013 #187
He shouldn't compromise on anything until the last minute. Lasher Sep 2013 #2
No. The individual mandate underpins the program, without it, Obamacare become a cash bluestate10 Sep 2013 #11
You mean like Medicare? Lasher Sep 2013 #25
Medicare is a completely different program and you should know that. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #33
Medicare does not include healthy, younger people like you. Lasher Sep 2013 #49
Your observation is true given the current state of affairs. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #93
BTW. This is a good back and forth. Neither of us are name calling, just presenting our bluestate10 Sep 2013 #97
Refreshing, isn't it? Lasher Sep 2013 #109
Wow, Lasher and Bluestate you're Great! dballance Sep 2013 #251
Actually, it does. jeff47 Sep 2013 #192
That is true. Lasher Sep 2013 #256
No, you've still got it wrong. jeff47 Sep 2013 #257
I beg to differ. Lasher Sep 2013 #266
Still no. jeff47 Sep 2013 #272
Medicare is a very broad category. What do you mean? Part A is free, paid for by your deductions rhett o rick Sep 2013 #240
Can young people really afford this? dkf Sep 2013 #35
I don't get subsidies because of what I earn. But, yes, I can afford it. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #104
Um yes... Extra taxes in there you know. dkf Sep 2013 #117
Here is an example of how this bill will save money in the long run. JDPriestly Sep 2013 #122
You really don't think you can get sick or hurt? Seriously? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #82
I didn't claim that I can't get sick or hurt. Where did you see that? bluestate10 Sep 2013 #107
Besides, the individual mandate was an originally a GOP idea!! That needs to be pressed more by the kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #84
Yes, the Heritage Foundation came up with that one. Lasher Sep 2013 #101
It's an underrated piece of the ACA loyalsister Sep 2013 #150
Worst possible thing barring single-payer duffyduff Sep 2013 #173
One of the things I most resent from the right and left loyalsister Sep 2013 #174
aca calculators questionseverything Sep 2013 #195
and loyalsister Sep 2013 #212
honestly i hope these calculators are wrong questionseverything Sep 2013 #223
No...the mandate is a non-negotiable part in this. Chan790 Sep 2013 #279
No! Siwsan Sep 2013 #3
+1 LiberalLoner Sep 2013 #31
I know literally a dozen people who are stoked to get insurance. trumad Sep 2013 #4
I'm one of those people Maeve Sep 2013 #44
Same here. Some are finally going to be able to get treatment for conditions they Zorra Sep 2013 #70
No one who is reasonable would conclude that the Democrats are the unreasonable party in this idiocy DefenseLawyer Sep 2013 #5
You are dead wrong. Republicans want the delay to kill the law, that is clear to anyone bluestate10 Sep 2013 #6
Are you kidding? Uben Sep 2013 #7
no way. in fact its really too late.. the wheels are already in motion. DCBob Sep 2013 #8
True and stopping them for a year is really a RW gambit to kill it forever karynnj Sep 2013 #265
now is a good time for me to add you to Full Ignore. ZRT2209 Sep 2013 #9
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #16
I agree. Ignoring views than make one angry doesn't lead to any change. nt bluestate10 Sep 2013 #22
that's what the Admins recommended for trolls, and I smell troll. ZRT2209 Sep 2013 #118
I was stunned by the confused reasoning, but that shouldn't get a person set to Ignore. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #21
That's nice, dear. Squinch Sep 2013 #53
I have a big problem with ignoring stuff that makes one uncomfortable. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #88
Good for you! Squinch Sep 2013 #95
Igonore is the online equivalent Warpy Sep 2013 #178
Intellectual cowards?!? chervilant Sep 2013 #90
Unbelievable!!! liberal from boston Sep 2013 #121
Is there a such thing as Partial Ignore? snooper2 Sep 2013 #275
No. Let them shut down the government. jsr Sep 2013 #10
Bull, they will just pull this again and again. No Deal. Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #12
No. Autumn Sep 2013 #13
Republicans will just pull the same stunt and ask for another year delay when the time comes. BenzoDia Sep 2013 #14
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO n/t MoonRiver Sep 2013 #15
No. Scuba Sep 2013 #17
Huh? malaise Sep 2013 #18
Uh, no. Not even close. Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #19
Nope. 99Forever Sep 2013 #20
Nada! truebluegreen Sep 2013 #158
You do realize that next year ... surrealAmerican Sep 2013 #23
Next Year erpowers Sep 2013 #201
I'm going to assume you do not pay attention to the news.... steve2470 Sep 2013 #204
I Do Pay Attention to the News erpowers Sep 2013 #209
ok...then in the past 3+ years what else was PBO supposed to do ? steve2470 Sep 2013 #211
People Are Unaware About Program erpowers Sep 2013 #215
after October 1st there's plenty of time to get educated and make a choice steve2470 Sep 2013 #216
the PPACA went into effect 3 years and over 6 months ago steve2470 Sep 2013 #220
More than that - next year they would be voting before the 2014 election karynnj Sep 2013 #267
Absolutely ridiculous! Have you learned nothing? Atman Sep 2013 #24
Never negotiate with terrorist Pakid Sep 2013 #26
No. Neither the President nor the Senate MineralMan Sep 2013 #27
NO, NADA, NYET. That just postpones the excuse for the same stunt over and over. northoftheborder Sep 2013 #28
They just want the delay so they can run against it next year. bunnies Sep 2013 #29
Pull my finger . . . . . no_hypocrisy Sep 2013 #30
Republicans should clean their own House of obstructionist extremists. pinto Sep 2013 #32
BINGO!!! nt bluestate10 Sep 2013 #38
No.... CherokeeDem Sep 2013 #34
I just KNEW one of you were out there durablend Sep 2013 #36
Then next year he should take the same deal, or a worse one, right? Coyotl Sep 2013 #37
After six years of manipulative shenanigans, you really believe they want to "fix" ANYthing?? ancianita Sep 2013 #39
In keeping with the OP PCIntern Sep 2013 #40
NO NEGOTIATING WITH TERRORISTS!!!!! durablend Sep 2013 #42
Agreed Gothmog Sep 2013 #145
No. PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #43
Where am I? WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #45
So Reps are already compromising..first it was to defund, now it's to delay Sheepshank Sep 2013 #46
And one year from now, what do you think would happen? Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #47
Also, what right wing policies will they try to extort from the debt ceiling deadline? MH1 Sep 2013 #59
Bullshit. People need health care NOW BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #48
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! tabasco Sep 2013 #50
Really? Alkene Sep 2013 #51
1. If we were dealing with reasonable, honorable people, MH1 Sep 2013 #52
You have a point...they voted 41 times to repeal/defund Obamacare Sheepshank Sep 2013 #66
Computer Glitches Helpers Not Certified erpowers Sep 2013 #197
LOL, nice hit and run! n-t Logical Sep 2013 #54
This is a joke, right? Squinch Sep 2013 #55
No! Harmony Blue Sep 2013 #56
Is this the way the country will be run from now on? hollowdweller Sep 2013 #57
Bullshit! the President should make no compromises with these thugs. Let them shut it down notadmblnd Sep 2013 #58
we don't negotiate with terrorist warrior1 Sep 2013 #61
Big fat FTS on that. They'll keep moving the goal posts. DinahMoeHum Sep 2013 #62
ErPowers you are DEAD WRONG Heather MC Sep 2013 #63
In addition. If Democrats cave in, every bill or deadline that comes up will be bluestate10 Sep 2013 #73
Tea Turds should be hand cuffed and placed on trial for Treason Heather MC Sep 2013 #81
Thank you--they should be placed on trial for Treason liberal from boston Sep 2013 #123
Sedition actually, truebluegreen Sep 2013 #159
No flame here but I disagree :) Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2013 #64
The last "deal" we took landed us in the sequester. Yeah, that "unthinkable" sequester winter is coming Sep 2013 #65
The health insurance exchange application includes voter registration. MrsKirkley Sep 2013 #67
The Exchanges don't include voter registration. A person have to put in their Zip code so that bluestate10 Sep 2013 #79
There was a thread on the boards here saying they did MrsKirkley Sep 2013 #100
The exchanges don't, but the law says you have to offer it while people sign up. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2013 #262
If Obama takes the deal he'll look reasonable to who? I would like to know. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #68
Fuck that and fuck them. If anything he could make a prime time Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2013 #69
Fuck that. The Republicans need to be fucking curbstomped if they shut down the government. backscatter712 Sep 2013 #71
What in the world? qanda Sep 2013 #72
And do WHAT when they delay it again? NightWatcher Sep 2013 #74
775 views, 73 responses, 0 recommendations alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #75
Several people have made recommendations. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #85
He means the THREAD hasn't gotten any rec's n/t durablend Sep 2013 #91
ROFL alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #96
Not Concerned erpowers Sep 2013 #208
lol darkangel218 Sep 2013 #217
It doesn't matter whether you *wanted* recommendations: the fact that you've received none alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #237
Hell no... JCMach1 Sep 2013 #76
Comical BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #78
Hi Third Way Manny durablend Sep 2013 #80
I'd say take the deal if they throw in free rustproofing and undercoating jsr Sep 2013 #83
See, they install that Tru-coat down at the factory. There's really nothing we can do about it DefenseLawyer Sep 2013 #111
No No No and all the oxygen has left the room. gordianot Sep 2013 #86
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #87
Wow itsrobert Sep 2013 #89
Stupidest thing I've heard all weekend. Iggo Sep 2013 #92
Isn't there SOMEBODY to back up OP?!? durablend Sep 2013 #94
No. The longer the implementation of the ACA is delayed, the longer people who need healthcare JDPriestly Sep 2013 #98
Absolutely Not Liberal_Dog Sep 2013 #99
Bullshit Marrah_G Sep 2013 #102
They cannot stop the ACA. It is mandatory spending. Obama will make no deal. andtheBeast Sep 2013 #103
bad idea - no deal kydo Sep 2013 #105
You are talking about the effect of the shutdown I take it. BootinUp Sep 2013 #149
Never negotiate with terrorists or toddlers... demwing Sep 2013 #106
Perfect! jsr Sep 2013 #108
Are you sure you're on the right board. Old Navy Sep 2013 #110
Interesting: dgibby Sep 2013 #112
I noticed that too! n/t rdharma Sep 2013 #114
Not a single REC for the OP rdharma Sep 2013 #113
My sister who works for $11 an hour will save $250 a month. That's $3,000 next year. libdem4life Sep 2013 #115
Should-hood is shit-hood Cirque du So-What Sep 2013 #116
What are you a mole? Robbins Sep 2013 #119
No. ljm2002 Sep 2013 #120
Never negotiate with terrorists. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #124
Yeah...that would take us right up to the election next year. kentuck Sep 2013 #125
No, never. And cave to the gop? Nope. nt babylonsister Sep 2013 #126
that would be a really fucking stupid thing for him to do. bowens43 Sep 2013 #127
That's all about party politics. riqster Sep 2013 #128
Very dumb idea. Lil Missy Sep 2013 #129
You must have health insurance, to say this... judy Sep 2013 #130
How much will it cost if there's a delay in ACA? bigwillq Sep 2013 #131
So the TeaPublicans have a platform for the 2014 Election Cycle? Blue Idaho Sep 2013 #132
He's already backed down enough Stargazer09 Sep 2013 #133
So you're okay with the Republican restictions on birth control? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2013 #134
0 recommends! B Calm Sep 2013 #135
He should give up nothing LittleBlue Sep 2013 #136
Agreed Gothmog Sep 2013 #175
I thought this was a joke OP darkangel218 Sep 2013 #137
You thought correctly IDemo Sep 2013 #148
No fucking way Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #138
Um, no. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #139
Then we'd have no government going forward. DirkGently Sep 2013 #140
. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #141
I'm starting to think this was your way of GBCW.... steve2470 Sep 2013 #142
The Republicans can only lose in a government shut down Nevernose Sep 2013 #146
This is completely wrong headed. BootinUp Sep 2013 #147
No abelenkpe Sep 2013 #151
ZERO RECS, 2,000+ views, 150+ comments = says it all Coyotl Sep 2013 #152
175 posts and no recs Gothmog Sep 2013 #176
NO! The Dems have TRIED to get the Repubs to negotiate over ways to fix tblue37 Sep 2013 #153
It's bad enough this part of the ACA was delayed this long -- some four years SheilaT Sep 2013 #154
Pres Obama and the Democrats are already painted as "unreasonable" for not doing what the repubs uppityperson Sep 2013 #155
It isn't a deal AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #156
This is blackmail, not a deal. It will never end if Obama caves. kwassa Sep 2013 #160
I understand all the arguments against yours Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #161
What deal? There is no deal here. There are a bunch of children throwing a tantrum... SomethingFishy Sep 2013 #162
I don't have a year to wait Spacemom Sep 2013 #163
would be the dumbest thing anyone could do - let me add that the media rurallib Sep 2013 #164
Absolutely NOT! Blue_Roses Sep 2013 #166
Reasonable? Like the sequester deal, right? BklnDem75 Sep 2013 #167
What will stop them from demanding another one-year delay in 2014? jmowreader Sep 2013 #168
Never negotiate with terrorists. Rex Sep 2013 #169
Congratulations, erpowers. You have done the impossible. WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #170
Exactly! rdharma Sep 2013 #172
That would be political suicide. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #171
no DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #177
You must be one of those rich DU'ers....right? RagAss Sep 2013 #179
Not no, but FUCK NO! denbot Sep 2013 #180
sorry, but you deserve the flaming you're getting Skittles Sep 2013 #181
I dont think the OP cares darkangel218 Sep 2013 #185
no doubt they are posting the results on another board Skittles Sep 2013 #188
Yah no kidding. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #190
Wrong. Giving in to terrorists does not make them stop Doctor_J Sep 2013 #182
No, Niet, Nai, Non SummerSnow Sep 2013 #183
NO... handmade34 Sep 2013 #184
My family of 4 is DEPENDING ON OBAMACARE starting to get health insurance. stopbush Sep 2013 #186
No. Tien1985 Sep 2013 #189
i have never seen apost with so many comments and zero recs Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #191
And what about the exchanges states have set up that open tomorrow? nt dflprincess Sep 2013 #193
He absolutely should not take a deal Samantha Sep 2013 #194
Disagree.. yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #196
Only offering to continuing funding for a couple of months--lousy deal!!!! Justice Sep 2013 #198
There is no "deal" and the only way to look reasonable is to put blame where it belongs... JHB Sep 2013 #199
Oh, and 200 replies, still no recs! JHB Sep 2013 #200
No. cordelia Sep 2013 #202
No.. sendero Sep 2013 #203
Double minus ungood lunasun Sep 2013 #205
No! Absolutely not! Owl Sep 2013 #206
With all respect, wrong logic IMO. Backing down when faced with obstructionists is not RKP5637 Sep 2013 #207
People should be shit-canned from this website for making such OPs. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #210
If the Republicans want to change the ACA they can do so kiranon Sep 2013 #214
So you think the Republicans should have a year to complain that "ACA doesn't work"? brooklynite Sep 2013 #218
And then next year, and the year after that, and the year after THAT... Scootaloo Sep 2013 #219
K&R! BootinUp Sep 2013 #221
Lmao!!!! darkangel218 Sep 2013 #222
fawk that noise. n/t Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #224
Here's why something that sounds reasonable isn't: pnwmom Sep 2013 #225
Are you nuts? If he gives in to a 1 year delay it will be the doc03 Sep 2013 #227
the congressional republicans should take arely staircase Sep 2013 #228
Republicans? Gain points? Want to fix the problems? What problems? mwooldri Sep 2013 #229
Extortion should not be rewarded. AAO Sep 2013 #230
It is not a deal, it just allows the GOP to try to kill or defund ACA for another year krawhitham Sep 2013 #231
No No No No No Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #232
231 replies and no rec's sgtbenobo Sep 2013 #233
and it's been viewed over 5,250 times and 0 recommends. A record, perhaps so! B Calm Sep 2013 #258
Who are you? brush Sep 2013 #234
No. This is just as much about next time... Pholus Sep 2013 #235
No. highplainsdem Sep 2013 #236
a poster said channeling Neville Chamberlain from the great beyond. TheKentuckian Sep 2013 #238
Beyond ridiculous, as the response to your OP clearly shows. Must be nice not... SaveOurDemocracy Sep 2013 #239
There is a whole lot more at stake in this fight than the Affordable Care Act! markpkessinger Sep 2013 #241
bullshit. a year from now they will pull the same shit. spanone Sep 2013 #244
This message was self-deleted by its author Hutzpa Sep 2013 #245
wtf!! No Caving this time. nt Hutzpa Sep 2013 #246
DON'T YOU GET IT? IT'S ABOUT THE NEXT ELECTION! Th1onein Sep 2013 #247
The GOP is terrified that the Affordable Care Act will work Gothmog Sep 2013 #264
Absolutely! If it were going to fail, they would do nothing. Th1onein Sep 2013 #280
You deserve to be flamed donheld Sep 2013 #248
Hell mzmolly Sep 2013 #249
Thanks. Now I know to disregard anything you say in the future. name not needed Sep 2013 #250
No fucking way. It's not a "deal". He passed the law, he won 2 fucking elections. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #252
Looking at the history of how the gluttonous arthritisR_US Sep 2013 #253
The deal is dropping women's coverage for preventative care. LeftyMom Sep 2013 #254
Geez, even I disagree with this. Jamastiene Sep 2013 #255
Congratulations!!! You have managed to unite the board. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #259
And they said it couldn't be done! Rowdyboy Sep 2013 #270
Derp LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #260
Since this thread has become a de facto petition cthulu2016 Sep 2013 #261
Yes. WFT? R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #271
And the next deal, too? And the one after that? n/t Orsino Sep 2013 #263
NO FUCKING COMPROMISE! R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #268
Not no but HELL NO! No compromise with terrorists now or ever again. Fuck the deal and fuck Rowdyboy Sep 2013 #269
The president should... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #273
What is the "Accordable Care Act"? KamaAina Sep 2013 #274
Nope! It is time for Obama to grow some balls..... onecent Sep 2013 #276
Steve Carrell said it best: charlie and algernon Sep 2013 #277
Oh FFS... tallahasseedem Sep 2013 #278
No, he should not. highprincipleswork Sep 2013 #281
HELL NO! DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #282
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