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Cha

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3. That is brilliant, FourScore.. you never know where something good is going to Pop Up!

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Tue Oct 8, 2013, 12:28 AM

Oct 2013

WHAT HAVE House Republicans managed to accomplish in a week of government shutdown?

Damage the livelihood of millions of Americans? Check. . . . Waste billions of taxpayer dollars? Check. . . .Interfere with key government operations? Check. . . .
Rattle the markets, slow an economy in recovery, interrupt potentially lifesaving research at the National Institutes of Health? Check, check and check.

Derail the hated Obamacare? Ch?.?.?. — oh, no, wait a minute . . .

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Wash Post Editorial Board - Republicans Accomplished Nothing with Shutdown So Far [View all] FourScore Oct 2013 OP

Just think polynomial Oct 2013 #1

WaPo is right on this one! gopiscrap Oct 2013 #2

That is brilliant, FourScore.. you never know where something good is going to Pop Up! Cha Oct 2013 #3

Yup. And the full WaPo link: freshwest Oct 2013 #4

Mahalo, fresh! Cha Oct 2013 #6

" an unrealistic strategy aimed at an unattainable goal" BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #5

Mahalo BG~ Cha Oct 2013 #7

Good to see editorials make light of it. ffr Oct 2013 #8

How about this for a little something?.... world wide wally Oct 2013 #9