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world wide wally

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6. One trick you bet on that Republicans will use:
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 01:41 PM
Dec 2016

They will cut taxes for the wealthy and pass infrastructure bills to create jobs. Then as the $16 trillion deficit, that they are soooo concerned about , balloons, they will point to the jobs created and say that deficits don't matter

I find that improbable. malthaussen Dec 2016 #1
I'm seeing this as an opportunity cilla4progress Dec 2016 #2
you're forgetting two things .... MountainFool Dec 2016 #11
One correction: lastlib Dec 2016 #15
true enough ... MountainFool Dec 2016 #18
The Democratic Party is the loser and the underdog. The media loves a comeback story. Nitram Dec 2016 #19
Re: 'puke voters not fooled Dec 2016 #23
Example: More LA Repubs blame Obama than Bush for botched federal Katrina response. tblue37 Dec 2016 #29
wow MountainFool Dec 2016 #35
Welcome to DU, MountainFool! calimary Dec 2016 #36
Not that it matters J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #3
Yep, that pretty well sums it up how I see it. Cha Dec 2016 #4
We as Democrats have Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #5
hillary is still hiding away while we deal with the wreckage. not any leadership from her nt msongs Dec 2016 #22
One trick you bet on that Republicans will use: world wide wally Dec 2016 #6
Until a Democrat is in the White House again wryter2000 Dec 2016 #7
I rather doubt they will pass infrastructure bills to create jobs. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #9
They also like nice airports, safer roads for their sport cars, and being able to ship their goods world wide wally Dec 2016 #10
If they actually like those things, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #26
They opposed them to not allow Obama to succeed. It would have created jobs and world wide wally Dec 2016 #28
You are right about their motivation back in 2009, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #32
Think about who the infrastructure really serves. world wide wally Dec 2016 #33
On one hand you are absolutely right. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #37
the infrastructure bill will be HUGE tax cuts NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #20
Sorry to say,there are not going to be any new jobs. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #27
Remember when Bush spent his "capital" touring the country about privatizing Social Security? wryter2000 Dec 2016 #8
but that was back when the Media Cryptoad Dec 2016 #12
And when the 'pukes hadn't consolidated their power not fooled Dec 2016 #24
They never did with him wryter2000 Dec 2016 #34
until we get our next 9/11 incident 0rganism Dec 2016 #13
Beware of weak men who are attended by people MineralMan Dec 2016 #14
I think Donald Trump expects to spend his HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #16
he's also going to negotiate the "big" deals NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #21
It all sounds reasonable. BUT... Buns_of_Fire Dec 2016 #17
Yes make sure the Democrats treestar Dec 2016 #25
and distraction MFM008 Dec 2016 #30
Stupidity elected him. No one uses critical thinking any more. USALiberal Dec 2016 #31
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