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bhikkhu

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61. So, the projections are all bogus

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 11:52 PM

Oct 2013

are there any better projections to work from, that suggest a different situation? Or is it that no possible projections could possibly be of any use...in which case we stumble ahead inevitably in the dark, blindly hoping for the best. I don't see how that viewpoint would win elections or serve anyone well who was actually responsible for managing things.

Pronouncing disdainfully that the Congressional Budget Office and the U.S. Government Accountability Office live in their own little fantasy world without suggesting any more reliable alternative isn't really helpful. I don't know of a better source of information. Do you?

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Nine "Democrats" who would use your Social Security as a bargaining chip [View all] Triana Oct 2013 OP

And we need to fredamae Oct 2013 #1

Very disappointed in Sen. Durbin... truebrit71 Oct 2013 #2

And then there are these 28 dems fredamae Oct 2013 #3

Enemies of the real Dem party. L0oniX Oct 2013 #8

Yes, it has fredamae Oct 2013 #12

RFK Jr. said 75% of Democrats in Congress tblue Oct 2013 #29

I've long believed fredamae Oct 2013 #35

^^ this ^^ Myrina Oct 2013 #17

I sure miss Ted. n/t fredamae Oct 2013 #37

I miss having liberals and progressives in leadership positions leveymg Oct 2013 #53

Recommend jsr Oct 2013 #4

I see my Senator up there. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #5

Bookmarked Hutzpa Oct 2013 #6

Dino's. L0oniX Oct 2013 #7

+1 SoapBox Oct 2013 #32

Rotating villains. woo me with science Oct 2013 #9

^ This should be an OP. jsr Oct 2013 #10

It has been. woo me with science Oct 2013 #11

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Oct 2013 #15

+1000. Smoke and mirrors. nt adirondacker Oct 2013 #22

+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #26

That's how easy it is to fool the American Sucker Class and keep your Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #33

These types of threads are hopeless and should be informally banned. gulliver Oct 2013 #13

Yeah, neither truth nor betraying your constituents is sufficient reason to Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #34

How about asking "why would they do that?" bhikkhu Oct 2013 #36

How about acknowledging the fact that there is no problem, and standing up Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #50

How about explaining how there is no problem - if its a lie, explain it bhikkhu Oct 2013 #51

It has been, ad nauseum. If you missed ti it is because you don't want to know. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #60

So, the projections are all bogus bhikkhu Oct 2013 #61

That's not what I wrote. Your determined refusal to read what was written or to Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #62

You wrote that the figures came from a fantasy world, an "American Fantasy Epidemic" bhikkhu Oct 2013 #63

No, I didn't (although I did misspell 'it'). Re-read the post and kick this thread again. Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #64

The best response to a request for references or information bhikkhu Oct 2013 #65

I agree and don't understand why Admins haven't put an end to stuff like the OP. bluestate10 Oct 2013 #38

We can not leave the Dems without criticism on this issue. madfloridian Oct 2013 #43

We know and expect the Republicans will do this sort of thing. djean111 Oct 2013 #52

not being smarmy here, do you have a link so I can read up on this? Thucydides Oct 2013 #14

Here you go. madfloridian Oct 2013 #18

Thanks MF, always the teacher, you have never retired..... Thucydides Oct 2013 #24

Yep, that's me. madfloridian Oct 2013 #59

The statements made by the 9 Senators could mean almost anything. I will wait bluestate10 Oct 2013 #41

Maybe we could shrink that graphic and use it as an avatar? senseandsensibility Oct 2013 #16

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Yep, there's Michael Bennet with his name misspelled. mountain grammy Oct 2013 #20

Patty Murray only wants "smart entitlement cuts." madfloridian Oct 2013 #21

She is the absolute worst of the cul-de-sac liberals leftstreet Oct 2013 #25

Like "clean coal." tblue Oct 2013 #31

So nothing can be done? bhikkhu Oct 2013 #39

deficit reduction? FogerRox Oct 2013 #57

Someone should think about a program like that. madfloridian Oct 2013 #58

Durbin is my senator justhanginon Oct 2013 #23

Me too! I met him once at a dem fundraiser. He really seemed like a plastic fake mucifer Oct 2013 #27

They are threatening BOTH the Middle Class AND the Democratic Party's future viability. Faryn Balyncd Oct 2013 #28

I think Obama would also fall in that group n/t doc03 Oct 2013 #30

Manchin suprises me. hollowdweller Oct 2013 #40

There are far more so-called Dem Senators willing to destroy the party Oilwellian Oct 2013 #42

This should be an OP. woo me with science Oct 2013 #49

Sent this to Patty Murry... Veilex Oct 2013 #44

EVERYONE who has one of these so-called "Democrats" as a rep should be writing such letters Triana Oct 2013 #45

Nice..........nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #46

Kicked and Recommended! nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #47

The Generals! RandiFan1290 Oct 2013 #48

K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #54

Short & sweet, but with a top flight message. KnR FogerRox Oct 2013 #55

Durbin is pissing me off to no end! SamYeager Oct 2013 #56

Sadly, this picture of nine " Democrats" should include the President... kath Oct 2013 #66