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13. Any shortfalls are being made up by funds from the General account.

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 05:37 PM

Dec 2011

No gutting of Social Security is happening.

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President Obama just called out Speaker Boehner over Payroll Tax Increase [View all] Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 OP

K+R Richardo Dec 2011 #1

This is a good place for rhetorical excess cthulu2016 Dec 2011 #2

I took almost 3 years ... Cigar11 Dec 2011 #3

Ooops! I wish he'd said, "to prevent a tax increase on Jan. 1." pnwmom Dec 2011 #4

He did. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #8

Looks like the OP apparently quoted the article incorrectly. DURHAM D Dec 2011 #10

USA Today fixed the quote. I cut-and-pasted before that happened. n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #14

Sometimes the only way to win the game Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2011 #6

I sure as hell hope so. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #7

Thumbs up for "Blubbering Human Cheeto". 11 Bravo Dec 2011 #15

You need to edit your second paragraph. DURHAM D Dec 2011 #9

It's a quote from USA Today. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #12

I'm Confused RobinA Dec 2011 #11

Any shortfalls are being made up by funds from the General account. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #13

I agree HuskiesHowls Dec 2011 #16

"Everybody" did NOT say that, actually MH1 Dec 2011 #17

Yeah, what you said. tavalon Dec 2011 #19

BINGO. FedUp_Queer Dec 2011 #23

I changed my mind on that Enrique Dec 2011 #24

Well, he's playing pretty good politics and he doesn't always tavalon Dec 2011 #18

More Harsh Johnny2X2X Dec 2011 #20

How badly broken our politics are. ChadwickHenryWard Dec 2011 #21

Everybody seems to be disgusted with the House Republicans. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #22