Jinchi

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I am trying to spell out the problem so people like you will understand why it's essential to not only…
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Exactly. The Republicans do care. They didn't want town halls filled with old people furious that their SS checks had…
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The Dems did think of that. They ran that trick at the end of the Bush administration. For example: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/washington/21recess.html
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If they "do not care, period", why did they finally vote to extend the debt ceiling?
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You don't get it. The Republicans don't care. Democrats keep losing these fights because they've convinced themselves that Republicans don't…
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Also via Drum: "I think some of our members may have thought the default issue was a hostage you might…
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I didn't say they supported it. I said they were ambivalent about it. Modern Republican politicians don't support treaties in…
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Obama traded an extension of unemployment benefits, the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, an overhaul of the food safety…
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"As we learned with this big deal we've just done, sometimes you have to step back and find out what's…
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Everyone in politics wants something. The Republicans want many things. Not least of which is that they want to keep…
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He's already going to let them expire. Right. I remember when he was going to let them expire on schedule…
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The Bush tax cuts are tied to the debt. Without them, the argument that we need $4 trillion in cuts…
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It's impossible. The fact that you believe that is an excellent illustration of why Democrats keep losing these battles. Republicans…
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And let's stop pretending that the Republicans as a whole don't intend to raise the debt ceiling. They do. Their…
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This is the "lack of leadership' argument. The premise of which is that the president can use the bully pulpit…
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91 Republicans voted for Bush's TARP bill in 2008. How many of them are still in the House?
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And you're doing it again. You're making an argument that Democrats can't get anything done unless they have the Presidency,…
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It's not like you lose a midterm, on a 70-seat swing in the House, without dire consequences. Maybe you could…
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See, you're illustrating my point perfectly. Republicans look for any means possible to achieve their aims. Democrats look for excuses…
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But also astonishing is that they're still having that debate about a bill that has no chance of going anywhere.…
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