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2. hyperbole undercuts our fight. By no stretch of the imagination is this slashing

Reply to Segami (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2015, 03:34 PM

May 2015

it's a drop in the bucket. It's pernicious and an example of how bad gets added to worse; camel's nose, etc, but it's not slashing and by using that language, it's easy to provide opponents with ammunition.

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Republicans Use TPP Trade Deal To SLASH MEDICARE [View all] Segami May 2015 OP

I blame the Democrats who touted this "retraining" requirement in the first place 99th_Monkey May 2015 #1

hyperbole undercuts our fight. By no stretch of the imagination is this slashing cali May 2015 #2

I'm shocked! ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #3

your president wants to impose this on you. it's his TPP not the repubs TPP nt msongs May 2015 #4

A tax cut to help pay for healthcare when you're unemployed? How about a tax break for appalachiablue May 2015 #5

K & R. Killing jobs, taking Medicare money from seniors-corporate scum, grave robbers. appalachiablue May 2015 #6