It's not about policy. It's about fucking over obama and winning the game.
These people don't care about governing. They care about winning a motherfucking football game.
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PoliGAF 2013 |OT3| 1,000 Years of Darkness and Nuclear Fallout
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It's not about policy. It's about fucking over obama and winning the game.
These people don't care about governing. They care about winning a motherfucking football game.
RustyNails
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It looks like neogaf is also catering
bodyofanamerican
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Yeah, Harry. Your call, bro.
ridethepiggy
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smh
Black Mamba
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This is utterly amazing.
The GOP plans to pass a full CR and DL increase which has nothing but an amendment that fucks over their own staff. Like, that's all they're asking from the Dems as a concession at this point. Just to get "something," even if that something is as fucking retarded as can be. And even then they're going to attach it to the hold CR so the Senate can't filibuster but instead can strip it out and send it right back.
That plan might not even be able to pass House to begin with.
The House GOP literally has no idea what the fuck it's doing right now. Boehner is the worst leader possible, holy fuck.
Ryan Lizza is tweeting out e-mails he's getting from staffers, btw, about this. They're already sending resumes out, lol.
The GOP plans to pass a full CR and DL increase which has nothing but an amendment that fucks over their own staff. Like, that's all they're asking from the Dems as a concession at this point. Just to get "something," even if that something is as fucking retarded as can be. And even then they're going to attach it to the hold CR so the Senate can't filibuster but instead can strip it out and send it right back.
That plan might not even be able to pass House to begin with.
The House GOP literally has no idea what the fuck it's doing right now. Boehner is the worst leader possible, holy fuck.
Ryan Lizza is tweeting out e-mails he's getting from staffers, btw, about this. They're already sending resumes out, lol.
rocketknight
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It's dumb as hell but letting them punch themselves in the face again is okay with me.
cooljeanius
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timetokill
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So Glenn Greenwald is leaving The Guardian? http://ggsidedocs.blogspot.com.br/2013/10/my-statement-and-guardians.html
rocketknight
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Is there a pool for what time tonight Boehner lets Dems and the 20 Republicans they need in the house vote? Why is he even bothering with this crap anymore?
They're throwing their staff under the bus just so they can save face. I would send me resume out too. What a contemptible thing to do.
Some sort of quasi-WikiLeaks operation he's going to help shepherd?
cooljeanius
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Sweet, with all these Hill Staffers quitting, maybe I'll be able to find an opening for myself...
Edit: That sounded really selfish; let me try to walk it back a little. I mean, it sucks for the current staffers, but it's still their decision to quit in the face of this, and even with the benefits cut, it would still be a step up from where I currently am (i.e. unemployed)...
Edit: That sounded really selfish; let me try to walk it back a little. I mean, it sucks for the current staffers, but it's still their decision to quit in the face of this, and even with the benefits cut, it would still be a step up from where I currently am (i.e. unemployed)...
Invisible_Insane
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why would you want to work for these people.
PMF application closes today, incidentally.
Next I suppose you'll support eliminating the minimum wage? You still have to choose to quit.
cooljeanius
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Well I enjoyed my internship I had with them...
NYCmetsfan
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Senate dems just tweeted a video defending the employer contribution. This isn't going to happen they just want the vote.
^ you can work for people not voting for these cuts. There are a good 180 that won't.
^ you can work for people not voting for these cuts. There are a good 180 that won't.
cooljeanius
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Yeah that was my plan
Black Mamba
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ridethepiggy
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I had to walk away from a conversation with my libertarian friend at work. Dude says we can go over the debt ceiling because 'LIFE SUCKS AND PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR DECISIONS' and since he is in favor of cutting hundreds of billions more, raising the debt ceiling shouldn't happen until said cuts take place. smh.
mightynine
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I can't wait to see what happens.
Black Mamba
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This new Boehner bill failing to pass would be fantastical.
ridethepiggy
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The more conservatives I speak to who don't have any comprehension of the difference between national debt and individual debt the more I truly desire for humiliating defeat for the GOP/Tea Party. It's absolutely tiring trying to explain the difference.
Came to post this. Its not like we didn't know this was going to happen yet here we are again.
bodyofanamerican
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Is the deadline 11:59am Wednesday into Thursday or Thursday into Friday?
empty vessel
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empty vessel: who cares what Fitch does?
BertramCooper
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Who cares if Fitch downgrades us?
I don't like their clothes anyway.
I don't like their clothes anyway.
Invisible_Insane
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More of a Banana Republic man, amirite?
mightynine
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Answer your own question, Senator.
jamesinclair
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WTF is this
ridethepiggy
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lol
Black Mamba
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lol
In other news, Issa is having a committee hearing on the WWII Memorial Closure. This fucking guy.
I'm not even shocked anymore, at least they realize the position they are in.
If this wasn't so sad I'd be rolling on the floor laughing.
zero shift
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This is such a trainwreck for the GOP. God damn!
JFK is pretty much the most overrated president in history. I really wonder if he'd get half the amount of attention if he did not get shot.
I played the second one's demo and I enjoyed it. It just seemed to get monotonous after a while. All you do is just stair at a screen and hit circle buttons the whole time.
Could be a GREAT game if done right. I always felt that a Democracy meets Civilization meets Liberal Crime Squad would make for a fantastic game.
JFK is pretty much the most overrated president in history. I really wonder if he'd get half the amount of attention if he did not get shot.
I played the second one's demo and I enjoyed it. It just seemed to get monotonous after a while. All you do is just stair at a screen and hit circle buttons the whole time.
Could be a GREAT game if done right. I always felt that a Democracy meets Civilization meets Liberal Crime Squad would make for a fantastic game.
ridethepiggy
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Invisible_Insane
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We are going over. Divert some of your mattress money in whiskey; you'll need it.
rocketknight
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It's like watching puppies running into things and each other over and over.
Looks like it. Be ready to raid the strategic copper supplies of your local Home Depot.
Except not as adorable.
polyh3dron
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rocketknight
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Disagree. This is the same thing that's been happening the whole time. We'll be out of this by tonight with a CR and debt limit raise. Boehner is broken and there are just enough non-insane Republicans.
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