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Zax2me

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36. President Obama warns - now we just wait - have 'I told u so' on our side.

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 12:13 PM

Mar 2013

"Emergency responders like the ones who are here today, their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. Border Patrol agents will see their hours reduced. FBI agents will be furloughed. Federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go."
"Air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, which means more delays at airports across the country," he said. "Thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. Tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids. Hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."

These are drastic changes afoot that are now going happening.

When America wakes up Monday morning to this - all hell is going to break loose.

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Breaking: Obama Signs Sequestration Order to Begin $85 Billion in Spending Cuts [View all] Hissyspit Mar 2013 OP

BBC: Obama signs sweeping US budget cuts into effect Eugene Mar 2013 #1

From your link, thanks: freshwest Mar 2013 #9

Detailed sequestration doc (pdf 83 pages) Bosonic Mar 2013 #2

The document is not as bad as it looks. It is searchable in Firefox. RC Mar 2013 #19

Are the deficit hawks happy now? RobertEarl Mar 2013 #3

I wish he'd let it go into effect without his signature. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #4

I saw a UMKC professor who said PBO wanted the sequester to help convince the Left Vincardog Mar 2013 #18

Yeah, that'll work magellan Mar 2013 #23

Now that sounds plausable Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #28

People keep making the mistake of thinking that RC Mar 2013 #20

Maybe you should go give Ralph Nader a hug davidpdx Mar 2013 #26

Ralph Nader did not have anything to do with this. RC Mar 2013 #30

You seem to be spouting his talking points davidpdx Mar 2013 #31

Start with this. RC Mar 2013 #32

Obama said it himself: I Would Be Considered Moderate Republican In 1980s - ABC News bananas Mar 2013 #43

Or maybe we can thank Obama himself brentspeak Mar 2013 #34

Good try davidpdx Mar 2013 #41

Just saw on CNN that congress has vamoosed ucrdem Mar 2013 #5

Everybody in Congress has left. former9thward Mar 2013 #39

the rich asshole GOP has been trying to destroy our Country since 2008. progressivebydesign Mar 2013 #6

I think we all knew this was coming derby378 Mar 2013 #7

From the link: freshwest Mar 2013 #8

But Head Start, Senior Nutrition (Meals on Wheels), HEAP will bread_and_roses Mar 2013 #10

Yes, it will. Amazingly, defense takes the biggest hit of all. freshwest Mar 2013 #12

Defense does take a huge cut.. sendero Mar 2013 #29

I know people who work on the ships that are being furloughed. People need to protest these weapons. freshwest Mar 2013 #37

yep... nt G_j Mar 2013 #38

Remember Jean Schmidt.. sheshe2 Mar 2013 #15

Yes, but we will prevail through change. See the defense cuts, they were untouchable. freshwest Mar 2013 #16

Well a lot of GOP's base is on food stamps Iliyah Mar 2013 #11

He should have added a signing statement stating that Congress won't get pay checks oxymoron Mar 2013 #13

+ a MILLION! FirstLight Mar 2013 #14

You need to find the link that describes the cuts for your state davidpdx Mar 2013 #25

obama wants bipartisan, he's got it nt msongs Mar 2013 #17

This is a 2% cut in future tax increases, relax Trascoli Mar 2013 #21

Have Zombie Economy, Willing to Sequester? harkonen Mar 2013 #22

I keep going between finding this depressing and being pissed off! lexw Mar 2013 #24

I'm waiting to see how this plays into Congressional races madville Mar 2013 #27

By signing this sequester is like confessing to a crime you didn't comment. bonniebgood Mar 2013 #33

Holy shit...this OP and responses are freaking me out. Stardust Mar 2013 #35

President Obama warns - now we just wait - have 'I told u so' on our side. Zax2me Mar 2013 #36

So why did he sign such an onerous bill??? Stardust Mar 2013 #42

Because that is what both parties agreeded too... and-justice-for-all Mar 2013 #45

Bipartisanship. Yay! blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #40

Congress did not act, so that is what we get... and-justice-for-all Mar 2013 #44