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Jester Messiah

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54. Good. The more Reid stands his grounds, the worse it is for Repubs in 2014.

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:59 AM

Oct 2013

They can either fold and be primaried, or they can try to fight, risk more shutdown/default drama, and just generally demonstrate their unfitness to govern. Either way, they're boned.

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Ryan wants entitlement cuts, Reid says 'NO WAY' [View all] kpete Oct 2013 OP

Lets start by cutting Ryan's pension and medical benefits lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #1

Let's start with him refunding the SS survivors benefits that paid for his college tuition. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #7

Done, I just waved my hand lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #17

charge him 29% interest on the overdue balance. easychoice Oct 2013 #18

My son certainly got no benefits beyond high school. notadmblnd Oct 2013 #30

IIRC, they saved up his bennies until he turned 18 (because he didn't need them)... Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #36

No, they cut benefits for children in 1981 notadmblnd Oct 2013 #44

Those are entitlements I would like not to pay him. That POS! chelsea0011 Oct 2013 #51

Great idea! B Calm Oct 2013 #71

Hell yeah. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #2

Thank you Reid. Keep that spine working! n/t cui bono Oct 2013 #3

I don't believe a thing Reid says, I only believe his actions Heather MC Oct 2013 #49

yep. Phlem Oct 2013 #63

In the words of a famous American naval figure: grasswire Oct 2013 #4

Actually General McCauliffe said this during the Battle of the Bulge nt gelsdorf Oct 2013 #12

oh thank you grasswire Oct 2013 #34

Good job Harry ... make the GOP step forward with their "offer" ... then smack that too. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #5

Ryan's colors on social security and Medicare were well known when the electorate indepat Oct 2013 #6

Democrats need to introduce bills to raise the SS cap and lower the Medicare age. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #8

Heartily agree! n/t MANative Oct 2013 #13

Out of curiosity, what age are you proposing that the Medicare age be lowered to? PragmaticLiberal Oct 2013 #29

It should be 50. bravenak Oct 2013 #31

55 over ten years. nm rhett o rick Oct 2013 #40

0. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #45

I say 0. MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #47

+1 dchill Oct 2013 #70

day of birth. mom gets prenatal, naturally. NuttyFluffers Oct 2013 #55

50, since there's so much age discrimination in the work place. (n/t) SMC22307 Oct 2013 #57

I say � 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #73

I completely agree � 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #72

I hope we can find more common ground in the near future. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #74

Abso-fucking-lutely!! And the sooner the better 99th_Monkey Oct 2013 #75

K&R n/t Tx4obama Oct 2013 #9

How about a Democratic Pledge. No SS or Medicare Cuts. None. Now we may proceed with libdem4life Oct 2013 #10

Reid: "Get something else in your brain" Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #11

You said it Harry !! nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #14

"Get something else in your brain" Flatpicker Oct 2013 #15

Yeah, I was about to say, "what brain?" CTyankee Oct 2013 #26

I really hated Reid until the President as elected. He's certainly has done a lot of the heavy.... marble falls Oct 2013 #16

Reid is the guy who threw the chained CPI proposal into the fireplace last year. pa28 Oct 2013 #19

This just in... ybbor Oct 2013 #20

UPDATE: after donning glasses, electorate finally realize HARRY ALWAYS HAD A SPINE IrishAyes Oct 2013 #60

No "Grand Bargain" ReRe Oct 2013 #21

I'm so glad DU has a dunce smilie!! ailsagirl Oct 2013 #22

Comes in real handy more and more these days ;-) n/t ReRe Oct 2013 #37

I would love to see the new Pope slap down Ryan.... KauaiK Oct 2013 #23

Just out of curiosity Abq_Sarah Oct 2013 #41

Because he's said cutting social programs is sinful (nt) Recursion Oct 2013 #58

Because I think Paul Ryan should be slapped by lots of people ajk2821 Oct 2013 #62

Because KauaiK Oct 2013 #69

I was thinking the same thing Liberalynn Oct 2013 #68

Another Misleading Headline DallasNE Oct 2013 #24

Yet another example of why I don't give a rats ass if NPR gets defunded tularetom Oct 2013 #27

DallasNE kpete Oct 2013 #28

"Get something else in your brain." IDemo Oct 2013 #25

The changes to the sequester spending cuts that he wants are for the military. bravenak Oct 2013 #32

Thank you Harry!!! Nite Owl Oct 2013 #33

"No" is not the correct answer. Here is how Reid should negotiate. OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #35

NOPE, now comes the time for them to answer for the sequester. Rex Oct 2013 #38

Hey, Ryan- MoreGOPoop Oct 2013 #39

I hope he's sincere, because... Oilwellian Oct 2013 #42

"normal appropriation bills" toby jo Oct 2013 #43

Sequester part II coming 1/15/2014 IMO. nt kelly1mm Oct 2013 #46

I think Ryan will be voted out of office B Calm Oct 2013 #48

What have the aliens done with Harry Reid? grantcart Oct 2013 #50

i hate the word "entitlement" shireen Oct 2013 #52

stay stron Reid gopiscrap Oct 2013 #53

Good. The more Reid stands his grounds, the worse it is for Repubs in 2014. Jester Messiah Oct 2013 #54

it's a start. keep hammering so more vocally support Reid. NuttyFluffers Oct 2013 #56

Harry Reid continues to surprise me. Arkana Oct 2013 #59

They owe us $24 BILLION DOLLARS!! Major Hogwash Oct 2013 #61

Eddie Munster wants his hairdo back. Paul Ryan says: no way Erose999 Oct 2013 #64

Promising to limit the most severe assaults is not enough. woo me with science Oct 2013 #65

Whatever, President Reid. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #66

I got a grand bargain for them jmowreader Oct 2013 #67

The sooner these fucked up republicans are out of office across the country the RKP5637 Oct 2013 #76