Fiscal Cliff : Discuss.
Where is this going ? Well, there seem to be numerically fewer ways for Congress to hurt America.please follow me below the squigglethis is not a diary for pie fight or flame wars or Obama...
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View ArticleOver the cliff we go - President's statement makes it more likely we go over...
I am not saying that this was President Obama's intention. However, the fiscal cliff statement that the President just made appears to have turned off the House republicans enough to make this deal...
View ArticleBreaking News: Eric Cantor says House GOP won't back bill
Breaking News: Eric Cantor has said that he cannot support the bill because there are not enough spending cuts. The bill won't come up for a vote without amendments.More info to come. This was per...
View ArticleTNT: Negotiations and Fiscal Cliff, Debt Ceiling, Sequester, Medicare, Social...
If this bill passes from the House unamended (ie as it passed the Senate), we will have lost all leverage.So, what will happen ?Below the squiggleOkay, so the second vote Boehner holds passes (maybe it...
View ArticleListen Leverage Lost Logicians: Sellout Socialist Sanders Supported Senate...
Many progressives here argue that because we passed the Senate's fiscal cliff bill, we have lost leverage. They argue, therefore, that we will gut Medicare and Social Security.Let's consider that,...
View ArticleVery Important Diary- My spaghetti sauce recipe :-)
Okay, my friends. I am going to lay out my spaghetti sauce recipe. It is entirely original. It is, in my opinion, quite tasty.So, check it out :below the squiggle !So, first we get about 2 pounds of...
View Article41 to 51 Dem Senators need to promise to leave Big 3 Alone
So, the next battle is about to start. Republicans are saying that they are done raising taxes and that the only thing that is left is to gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. They are saying...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown or Default highly likely
http://mobile.politico.com/...The best that we can hope for appears to be a government shutdown. I am not sanguine as to the President's willingness to follow through on his commitment to not negotiate...
View ArticleObama channels Cheney
I have been in favor of minting the trillion dollar coin. However, President Obama's press conference helped elucidate why that might not ultimately be the best choice.below the squiggleCheney...
View ArticleA second bout with Cancer? We will know tomorrow
My significant other is much, much older than I am. She had cancer previously and chemotherapy after surgery. An exam reveàled an abnormality. Her doctor will give her another exam tomorrow morning. We...
View ArticleBenign ! :-) thank you Daily Kos Community
It was benign - thank you Daily Koscommunity for your emotional support !It is like they say: came for the politics - stayed for the friendships and community.This would be longer but I have a migraine...
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