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randr

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13. Stop with the rhetorical posturing

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 11:37 AM

Sep 2013

Call the assholes out on it. Call them traitors!

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Pic Of The Moment: Obama On Obamacare [View all] EarlG Sep 2013 OP

To answer the rhetorical question: "yes they are willing and they have already done so". nt. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #1

OUCH! That'll leave a mark! VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #2

Mr President, you already know the answer to that! DissidentVoice Sep 2013 #3

As a lawyer he most likely never asks a Ed Suspicious Sep 2013 #5

I forgot about his "courtroom tactics" DissidentVoice Sep 2013 #6

Go EarlG libodem Sep 2013 #4

Are they really willing to hurt people just score political points? Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #7

Kick & recommended. William769 Sep 2013 #8

Who the fuck is paying for those nasty Ted Cruz anti-ACA ads that are blanketing the airwaves? SunSeeker Sep 2013 #9

They've definitely gotten Jamaal510 Sep 2013 #24

K & R Iliyah Sep 2013 #10

And WHERE IS THE PUSH BACK? LittleGirl Sep 2013 #11

And WHERE IS THE PUSH BACK? AlbertCat Sep 2013 #51

yes, thanks n/t LittleGirl Sep 2013 #52

They are willing to shut down the government but what political points are they doing it for? liberal N proud Sep 2013 #12

Repugs are scoring points with the teahadists & 1%ers. lark Sep 2013 #22

They're afraid of Dems being credited Jamaal510 Sep 2013 #25

They know what Social Security did for the elderly liberal N proud Sep 2013 #37

Stop with the rhetorical posturing randr Sep 2013 #13

I agree 100% Moejo31 Sep 2013 #14

Welcome to DU! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #16

Welcome to DU! And no, the "congressional exemption" isn't true arcane1 Sep 2013 #18

I love this site Moejo31 Sep 2013 #30

I sent that to Moejo31 Sep 2013 #33

Welcome to DU, Moejo31! calimary Sep 2013 #27

Are they really willing to hurt America if they don't get their psychotic way?... yep! Bill USA Sep 2013 #15

And that's exactly how it should be worded. calimary Sep 2013 #29

Words that ring true... Lancero Sep 2013 #17

The GOP know that this is a transformative reform. And they are afraid. Los Angeles Sep 2013 #19

Too civil. We need to leave zero doubt. FDR used to come right out and say it. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #20

Only in America The Wizard Sep 2013 #21

Well said! There have been others guilty but not to the degree of America. n/t gordianot Sep 2013 #26

you nailed it. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2013 #35

Yes, like war. nt valerief Sep 2013 #23

Sounding hawkish and willing to fight for us on health care. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2013 #28

I hope. n/t DissidentVoice Sep 2013 #31

Of course, PBO knows they're willing to hurt their own grandmothers if it Cha Sep 2013 #32

thank you. exactly! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2013 #34

+1,000 !!!! nt MADem Sep 2013 #36

Excellent! Grateful for Hope Sep 2013 #38

Yes President Obama dotymed Sep 2013 #39

K/R (nt) NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #40

If they do it, will it be their Waterloo? Kennah Sep 2013 #41

Meh. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #42

nuke Syria ?????? seriously Cryptoad Sep 2013 #45

that last part should be a statement, not a question Skittles Sep 2013 #43

FL passes law that will make it illegal Cryptoad Sep 2013 #44

k&r thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #46

Amazing! I love it! Thanks! tofuandbeer Sep 2013 #47

The ACA is one of the best the POTUS has done azurnoir Sep 2013 #48

I like the spine. delrem Sep 2013 #49

^ Wilms Sep 2013 #50