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TheKentuckian

(26,314 posts)
39. There is nothing to refute because it is vapor
Sat Jan 24, 2015, 01:00 PM
Jan 2015

A logic based on passing dangerous deregulation, budget cuts, horrible laws whatever it is we've seen this same "strategy" a few times already in the various budget deals and authorizations including "the trigger" and "the sequester" there was even plenty of it for the Wealthcare and Profit Protection Act in the classic favorite "we'll fix it later".

What happens the power to cope with issues diminishes and more garbage and worse deals get piled on before any fixing is done and new lower levels of new normal cause the original concerns to be so buried as to never be seen again.

To make this pitch to give cover to the shit piling that actually CAN HAPPEN makes it totally stink to me. What we can and will do is more job killing, wage crushing, sovereignty destroying "free trade" deals and of course pissing away blood and treasure further destabilizing and spreading entropy in the middle east at the expense of the desperate needs of the people while fist pumping about drill, baby, drill and frack, baby, frack.

Well, that is has no reason to work, hasn't worked, isn't currently working, and there is consequently no basis to expect it to begin to work now. It is not my "plan" I'm not required to find sense in it, there is little difference than citing magic and the like as your rationale.

Pure faith based nonsense and reasoning based on hocus-pocus. Bullshit to feed to the willing mark so they can lie to themselves another go a round rather than face the ever snowballing truth in turn doing their part to maintain the mass delusion.

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Great to see them doing this now that they control Congress Orrex Jan 2015 #1
So they should just sit on their hands? Not even present the argument? nt SunSeeker Jan 2015 #2
They should have presented the argument when they had control of the Senate Orrex Jan 2015 #5
Speaking of strategically ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #12
Bingo. PotatoChip Jan 2015 #22
I expect a bunch of progressive legislation ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #23
How is presenting proposals going nowhere supposed to offset or make for something actually passed? TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #31
Okay,High rebuke taken ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #32
There is nothing to refute because it is vapor TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #39
Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #40
By logical extension, Democrats will never be able to do anything, ever Orrex Jan 2015 #26
I suppose that made logical sense ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #27
You're not actually making what might be called a point Orrex Jan 2015 #28
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #30
I'll believe it when I see it Orrex Jan 2015 #33
Yes, I have ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #34
Again, we'll see. Orrex Jan 2015 #35
... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #37
I just have one question ... if this is such a GREAT campaign strategy ... brett_jv Jan 2015 #41
All of your questions/concerns have been addressed ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #44
totally agree rtracey Jan 2015 #36
Oh yeah. Octafish Jan 2015 #25
K & R SunSeeker Jan 2015 #3
The fact they will not pass the GOP Congress has nothing to with what good ideas they are. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #4
Why did they not push these terrific ideas when they held the Senate? Orrex Jan 2015 #7
They had the ideas all along, this is procedurally a different thing to bring a vote to the Senate floor on a Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #8
Well, yeah Orrex Jan 2015 #9
Sorry, have to agree to disagree on that, I think it is important. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10
Ya think, Fred? malthaussen Jan 2015 #15
^^That Orrex Jan 2015 #21
It was also important six months ago Orrex Jan 2015 #20
Fred, there are Citzens Group actions going on out there, too...though. Here: KoKo Jan 2015 #13
Thank you. If folks only knew what a piece of judicial crap CU was , from every angle, not just Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #14
Might want to edit that. malthaussen Jan 2015 #16
Thanks. Good thing the context was in the same line, can not afford another misunderstanding. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #19
K to go along with the R. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2015 #6
Yes! Now, it's OUR turn to act ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #11
now they have the political cover of knowing that they'll never pass NightWatcher Jan 2015 #17
Why do Dems lead better from behind? 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #18
Gotta Kick this for a bit of Democratic SPINE... KoKo Jan 2015 #24
Kabuki theater. Scuba Jan 2015 #29
Yes, but will the shows be popular? Maybe this is a test HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #45
Where were these ideas in 2009 and 2010? Why didn't they secure voting rights then? Scuba Jan 2015 #46
Wouldn't that view require dems to have not changed or learned anything since 2009? HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #47
What a bunch of crap.... Chakaconcarne Jan 2015 #38
They are all great ideas davidpdx Jan 2015 #42
Congress cannot overturn Citizens United davidn3600 Jan 2015 #43
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