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Xdrive05

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I hate to say it, but if he's "really bright", he must have some kind of mental condition on top of it to believe all that. Or he's not really bright at all.

Compartmentalization.

He's highly technically skilled in his field and has excelled in an engineering/managerial position where he works.

But he only knows enough about computers and the internet to get himself in all kinds of intellectually bankrupt trouble.
 
So, some House Republicans are upset that staffers in the administration may get healthcare subsidy like any other worker? What the flying fuck.

I think reasonable people have no issue with staffers getting the subsidy. Where I think people have a problem is they want to say to Congress "Look asshole, you have no fucking clue what you're voting on, you clearly did not understand this provision, and if you didn't understand this, how do we know you have any clue what your talking about when passing any legislation?"

It's out of spite. But sometimes it's fun to be spiteful.
 

Xdrive05

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A simple deal would suit, I think. Tell him: If all he says turns out to be true, you will vote Republican next election. If it's mostly fiction, however, he has to concede that he has been lied to - and emphasise lied - and will vote Democrat in the midterms.

After all, if he has so much faith in what these people are telling him, that's fine, he has nothing to fear.

Not a bad idea but I doubt he'd bite.

Also, if Obama wants a default so he can North Korea the economy, then why is he urging the house to pass a clean CR?
 

Lo-Volt

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To the surprise of no one, Senator Reid says the Senate would reject the newest House bill anyway, says Politico (breaking news banner).
 

Riki

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To the surprise of no one, Senator Reid says the Senate would reject the newest House bill, says Politico.
No one wants any of these shit deals.
Not Democrats.
Not Republicans.
It's just the whiny mouth breathers that don't have a thought in their head.
If they just put a clean CR to a vote this would be over.
 

3rdman

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Such a pathetic state the Reps are in...they need a consetion to justify their lunacy. Boner will cave and bring up the Senate bill but it won't be until tomorrow I think (hope).
 
This is just part of the ridiculous dance the chambers will do until the Senate's bill is put before the house and passed with Dem votes.

Or we're defaulting. Hard to say either way.
 

izakq

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To the surprise of no one, Senator Reid says the Senate would reject the newest House bill anyway, says Politico (breaking news banner).

So Senate, WH, and even some House R's will not touch this mess.

Instead of singing "Amazing Grace", the House Republicans should've sang Dennis Leary's "I'm an Asshole".
 
Reid: "Let's be clear, the House legislation will not pass the Senate."

Reid: I am very disappointed in John Boehner

Pelosi: "What you saw here…was a Speaker who didn't have the votes for his proposal"

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Senate "blindsided" by House; their move threatens to "torpedo" deal; "disappointed" in Boehner


Senator Reid: Rating agencies may downgrade the U.S. as soon as tonight; I'm very disappointed in Speaker Boehner; I've tried to #RiseAbove


RT @ThePlumLineGS: New House GOP plan will get No Demcratic votes, Chris Van Hollen tells me: http://t.co/zVz7cZiqeN
Welp.

This is what happens when people vote based on who they would like to have a fucking beer with and not people qualified to run a fucking government.

In other terms, why the system is broken.
The most qualified never run. Instead we get the underqualified narcissists and salesmen.
 

davepoobond

you can't put a price on sparks
They might as well put in that bill that Obama must wear a tutu with swastikas on it and during his impeachment for wearing an offensive piece of clothing he will have to pay for the ACA out of his own pocket. If he cannot afford it then that means the Supreme Court becomes void and null and all responsibities go to the House GOP only.
 

jay

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This is what happens when people vote based on who they would like to have a fucking beer with and not people qualified to run a fucking government.

In other terms, why the system is broken.

Maybe the system works perfectly and we elected people who represent what we want, which is ignorance, guns, and chaos.
 
It's worth noting that if the House bill passes, Reid can simply remove the offending parts, pass it in the senate, and send it back. The budget numbers are the same in both bills. Reid could even backstab the senate GOP if he wanted, by not adding any concessions they've discussed.

Pass the bill, send it back to the house, and skip town.
 

Dan

No longer boycotting the Wolfenstein franchise
This is incredible. It'd be hilarious if it weren't so fucking tragic.
 

Ether_Snake

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Boehner's face reminds me of Frank in Once Upon A Time in the West. Maybe the its the tan and the blue eyes.

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PJV3

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This is like the fall of the Roman empire, they became afflicted by madness too due to all the lead, somebody needs to check the pipes in congress.
 

Timedog

good credit (by proxy)
Boner should just get the establishment republicans and the democrats to collude on impeaching every single Tea Party member of the House.
 

methane47

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I was going to say something very poignant about this whole situation... then Gaf died and now I have no idea what I was going to say.
 
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