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The Magistrate

(96,043 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2013, 01:08 PM Oct 2013

Hostage Takers And Extortionists Cannot Be Rewarded [View all]

No offer short of unconditional surrender by Congressional Republicans is acceptable.

They have to drop the gun and kick it over to the officer; they cannot just tuck it back into the waist-band and drape a shirt-tail over it.

The debt ceiling must be raised by an amount sufficient to ensure it is the next Congress which must vote to raise it, and the continuing resolution must be for the full fiscal year --- neither can have any condition attached.

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Hostage Takers And Extortionists Cannot Be Rewarded [View all] The Magistrate Oct 2013 OP

and that, sir, is nothing but the plain, unvarnished truth. cali Oct 2013 #1

you are correct, sir. spanone Oct 2013 #2

K&R HangOnKids Oct 2013 #3

I think that the American story for this century is succession. tillikum Oct 2013 #4

Secession Is Not An Option, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2013 #6

acceptable..... no, but always an option. albiet a bad one. tillikum Oct 2013 #18

Welcome to DU, tillikum! calimary Oct 2013 #13

That issue was settled in 1865. It's not now nor ever has been a viable option... Hekate Oct 2013 #20

re: viability. that view strikes me as adolescent and incompletely thought out tillikum Oct 2013 #22

LOL. I'm not known for being "adolescent" here. But you go ahead & explain why you like the idea... Hekate Oct 2013 #25

i pretty much said what I needed to but as my observation seems to have upset you personally tillikum Oct 2013 #27

Condescending much? You asked for my thoughts, I gave them to you Hekate Oct 2013 #31

by that logic then we don't need the 535 we have then eh friend. tillikum Oct 2013 #33

Proud to K&R this one, good sir. bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #5

Every time someone declares war on the government, unconditional surrender LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #7

Certainly, Sir, Whoever Does Must Be Willing To Face Up To The Consequences The Magistrate Oct 2013 #9

Boot! n/t dogknob Oct 2013 #8

Amen to That, Brother! cer7711 Oct 2013 #10

Hear, hear! Fozzledick Oct 2013 #11

That's the most uncompromising position I've ever seen you take, sir Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #12

There Comes A Point, My Friend, Where You Have To Break Out the Iron The Magistrate Oct 2013 #15

Absolutely, sir! Any responsible parent knows you CANNOT reward or reinforce bad behavior! calimary Oct 2013 #14

Indeed, Ma'am: It Is A Disgrace How Close To 'Problem Child' Parenting This Is The Magistrate Oct 2013 #17

These are some FABULOUS new memes! calimary Oct 2013 #28

Anything less would be capitulation to unpatriotic hostage-takers and extortionists imo indepat Oct 2013 #16

+1 million or billion or trillion. Whatever it is. freshwest Oct 2013 #19

You have articulated the perfect metaphor, Sir Hekate Oct 2013 #21

+1,000 Sir malaise Oct 2013 #23

K&R B Calm Oct 2013 #24

Precisely. mnhtnbb Oct 2013 #26

Agreed gulliver Oct 2013 #29

K&R horseshoecrab Oct 2013 #30

No compromise, no negotiations and no fig leaf. grantcart Oct 2013 #32

No promise of that. Some nuts are tougher than others but this must be the response TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #35

Kick Hekate Oct 2013 #34