talisayNon
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i have classmates that rely on that grant, it better not be true..
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PoliGAF 2011: Of Weiners, Boehners, Santorum, and Teabags
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silentspork
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Averon said:
It won't get past the senate, let alone to his desk.
You know, it looks like Boehner's role as speaker is borked no matter what he does at this point. Not that I give a shit what happens to him, but what I fear is that he'll just say 'fuck it', if that's the case, and let the country default.
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Here comes the student protests.
Finally.
That's the only way out of any political dead-end.
Finally.
That's the only way out of any political dead-end.
I almost feel sorry for all the Republicans who have hamstrung themselves by pandering to the Tea Party. And then I start laughing.
It would be politically akin to the Democrats electing Earth First members, and taking their cues from the 80's version of ACT-UP.
If you're dumb enough to let the crazies in your party lead, you deserve what you get. I'll save my pity for the rest of us.
Also, imagining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and their reactions are making me giggle.
It would be politically akin to the Democrats electing Earth First members, and taking their cues from the 80's version of ACT-UP.
If you're dumb enough to let the crazies in your party lead, you deserve what you get. I'll save my pity for the rest of us.
Also, imagining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and their reactions are making me giggle.
The Chosen One
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polyh3dron said:
PhoenixDark
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Since Reid's bill deals with the budget, will it be possible to use reconciliation in order to avoid a filibuster? If not I guess Obama steps back in with a shitty compromise, or if we're lucky we just get a clean bill.
See, now that sounds like a better fit for Rick.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/28/2334151/rick-sanchezs-next-gig-fiu-football.html
Rick Sanchezs next gig: FIU football announcer
Oh yeah, if freerepublic is any indicator (and it has been in the past) Boehner is doomed.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/28/2334151/rick-sanchezs-next-gig-fiu-football.html
Rick Sanchezs next gig: FIU football announcer
Oh yeah, if freerepublic is any indicator (and it has been in the past) Boehner is doomed.
Dr. Pangloss
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I really want to know what it will take for moderate Republicans to repudiate those individuals that are really out there. Why must they constantly shift to the right and embrace the crazy? What will it take? I guess we'll have to go to the edge to keep the Republican party in one piece. Heaven forbid that the sane ones team up with Democrats and actually governor.DEO3 said:
polyh3dron
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like a candle, it's flickering violently in its relatively final momentseznark said:
Incognito said:
This is what they claim. But with the vote in the House delayed until tomorrow, would Reid have enough time to revise the bill, pass it in the Senate, then send it back to the House before the limit? Or will they be in the position of not having enough time to pass anything else?
Suikoguy
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Evening Musuko
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Ether_Snake said:
As an american college student, I doubt it.
Now, if this was an election year...I'd still doubt it.
ClovingWestbrook
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Let me off this train.Incognito said:
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Evening Musuko said:
Every other country faced with austerity cuts had students protesting, and it's far from over.
US students better follow suit.
CF_Fighter
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Ether_Snake said:
They'll just join a Facebook group expressing their anger. Sad, but probably true.
StopMakingSense
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Doesn't matter, this is DOA, just like Boehner's continuing status as Speaker of the House.
Evening Musuko
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Ether_Snake said:
worldrunover
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PhoenixDark said:
No, because it would have to pass the House first, which it (most likely) wouldn't.
Also: GOP wants tax cuts for those among us who kick puppies for a living. Or for fun. Either way, really.
Oblivion said:
Hell, I'm not even sure it worked during Vietnam, when students ate, breathed, and shat politics. The first big protests started in '64 and we were still in Vietnam past the end of the decade.
And I find it difficult to imagine masses of modern teenagers and twenty-somethings willing to take a billy club beat down like their parents did. Say what you want about the Boomers, but at least they geared up for a fight once in their lives.
I marched all through the 80's and other than on the issue of AIDS, I'm not sure it did a damn thing. ACT-UP, now they knew how to throw a protest.
Edit: Can I just say that reading a bunch of angry Republicans rant about wanting an up or down vote in the Senate is one of the funnier things I've seen this week.
worldrunover
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Ok, maybe this is a dumb question: Let's say by some act of God a clean debt ceiling raise passed the House, couldn't the Senate pass it on a mere majority, and just have the minority *not* filibuster? Ok, they make their point by voting it down, but they just don't filibuster it. Is this even within the realm of the world we live in?
I love this tweet:
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Byakuya769
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Nice to be living in historic times.
TacticalFox88
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Do they not realize if we go down, they go with us?!
Can someone help respond to this guy:
"I'd let that argument fly except compromise wasn't really needed under Obama's honeymoon. If his party had towed his line while they had an unstoppable majority they could have passed any kind of legislation they wanted--including the debt ceiling. It didn't happen because people in his own party didn't have the courage to back him. It's not so black and white or good vs bad guys. Neither party is completely innocent or guilty. In the end it comes down to if you want government or private sector to do more or less. You can't play a game alone. Both sides are playing it. They're both just answering to their constituencies. Neither side has some mandate from the American people and both are going to do whatever they can to bring success in the eyes of their supporters."
"I'd let that argument fly except compromise wasn't really needed under Obama's honeymoon. If his party had towed his line while they had an unstoppable majority they could have passed any kind of legislation they wanted--including the debt ceiling. It didn't happen because people in his own party didn't have the courage to back him. It's not so black and white or good vs bad guys. Neither party is completely innocent or guilty. In the end it comes down to if you want government or private sector to do more or less. You can't play a game alone. Both sides are playing it. They're both just answering to their constituencies. Neither side has some mandate from the American people and both are going to do whatever they can to bring success in the eyes of their supporters."
jamesinclair
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Hey guys, this debt stuff is boring.
How come were not talking about the REAL Megaton.
Nintendo dropped the 3DS price by $80.
Tea party has nothing on this.
How come were not talking about the REAL Megaton.
Nintendo dropped the 3DS price by $80.
Tea party has nothing on this.
Shake Appeal
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The United States is literally allowing a few dozen batshit elected officials to take potentially crippling shots at their own economy... and everyone else's.
I've been watching and reading US coverage every day since I got here (I'm visiting for a month), but I just give up now. I really did watch and read everything. I have tried to understand, with no success.
The situation is beyond my fucking comprehension.
I've been watching and reading US coverage every day since I got here (I'm visiting for a month), but I just give up now. I really did watch and read everything. I have tried to understand, with no success.
The situation is beyond my fucking comprehension.
Spider from Mars
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That's me! HoorayTacticalFox88 said:I feel sorry for class of 2012. Holy shit.(((
Jeels said:
The reason the democrats didnt up the debt ceiling is because they didn't anticipate the crazies holding the entire world hostage with it. It's always been a routine thing to pass regardless of who was president or who controlled congress. It has nothing to do with his own party not believing in him (Obama).
jamesinclair
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Just realized...
Tomorrow is Friday.
Last Friday of the month.
What is traditionally home to the worst market days?
Friday.
What is traditionally home to the worst Fridays?
The last one.
Black Friday.
Wonder how many people will zero out their portfolios tomorrow and move to a Caribbean island?
Tomorrow is Friday.
Last Friday of the month.
What is traditionally home to the worst market days?
Friday.
What is traditionally home to the worst Fridays?
The last one.
Black Friday.
Wonder how many people will zero out their portfolios tomorrow and move to a Caribbean island?
Shake Appeal
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Also the debt ceiling has already been raised three times under Obama, albeit before you let the people in clown pants shit themselves repeatedly in the house of representatives.Drakeon said:
jamesinclair
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besada said:
Im seceding as we speak.
Putting up one of those "monitored by ADT" signs on my lawn.
This is free territory boys, and I have an army to defend it.
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