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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:23 AM Original message |
GOP tax expert Mark Prater chosen as staff chief for budget ‘supercommittee’ |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. GREAT! A GOP tax expert. Exactly what we need. Someone with an agenda. nt |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. Thanks, Patty. |
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Marblehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. Super |
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SoapBox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. GOP + "Tax Expert" = Oxymoron |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
5. as if we expected |
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Roy Rolling (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
6. Exactly what is a "tax expert"? |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
7. Why in fuck do we even bother to vote |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I ask myself that question all the time |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. One does not even need to hold the Senate. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Does it mean all when we have a Republican president and Democrat Congress? nt |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Lets be fair |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Fair, or fanciful? |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Hey now |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Again, though... |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Hmm |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. How many times will you "reply" without directly addressing anything in my Post #17? |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Right... |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. I have no reason to be 'fair' after 30-plus unfair years of right wing ideology |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. You mean, as in 2006-2008? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
43. So, it's better if only the RW votes? As happened with the special election in Massachusetts, when |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I don't get why we even try to get power in order to give it away to the repigs n/t |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. Why is this Rethuglican working in a Democratically controlled SENATE committee in the first place? |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I blame the founding fathers for letting conservatives have a say!!! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. It's very much a problem with the two party system. The Democratic Party was not like this |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. No, if it was just a problem with two party system then other systems like for example the UK |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I do get your point. I didn't mean to imply that all our problems are due to 2-party system. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #22 |
41. Problem is, we keep getting closer to a one-party system. |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. It's not like we in the USA weren't warned. We just didn't listen, or forgot. |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. So when the Senate was controlled by Rs |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Providing a career ladder for RW Rethugs is not my idea of good strategy |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. Jesus Fucking Christ on a crutch!!!! Are we EVER going to try |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. No. Now, what? |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
13. If he actually is an expert on taxes this could be a good thing. Means he actually knows something |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Ah, yes, Since Obama got into office, Democrats suddenly started saying |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
14. Considering the guy was one of the main ones behind the bush tax cuts |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. Any respectable pinball machine would be showing "TILT" right about now |
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lark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. Done, ruined, fucked are we" - SO VERY SADLY TRUE |
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NM Independent (794 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. Fuck you for agreeing to this, Murray. Sorry fucking traitor! |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
31. And who, might I inquire to ask, is the chairman of that committee? |
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NM Independent (794 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. My email to Pat Murray... |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
33. This guy carried the water for the Bush tax cuts. |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Exactly. And why in the hell is he on the payroll of the "Democratically controlled" Senate? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
35. lol... |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. The stupid committee. |
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BadGimp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-30-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
38. The FIX is in AGAIN! |
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indypaul (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-31-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
39. To quote the now famous |
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