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Topic: In ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations, Obama and Democrats face acute risks |
In ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations, Obama and Democrats face acute risks
The Hill [Washington, DC], by Juan Williams
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 11/21/2012 12:55:52 PM
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| “I think we are all aware that we have some urgent business to do,” President Obama said last Friday as congressional leaders sat down with him to discuss a deal to avoid the fast-approaching “fiscal cliff.” From a political standpoint, the conventional Washington wisdom is that it is more urgent for Republicans to make a deal than Democrats. Republicans can no longer say they are waiting for increased bargaining leverage that will come after winning the November election, gaining control of the Senate and the White House. That game is over and
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Comments: We couldn´t go into the Thanksgiving weekend without another brilliant article from Williams. That game is over and they (Republicans) lost?? That sure is a wonderful display of bipartisanship. s/o
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
droopydog, 11/21/2012 1:04:43 PM (No. 9027864)
Don´t worry, Juan, the Republicans will be blamed for everything--double and triple dip depressions, lousy health-care and Michelle´s big butt. Your constituents will believe anything.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
BcdErick, 11/21/2012 1:14:44 PM (No. 9027879)
Juan Boy? Who could possibly car? Apologies to John-Boy and the Waltons. At least they knew they were fake.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
roger h. cook,MD, 11/21/2012 1:37:41 PM (No. 9027908)
Now that they won the election the dems and Obama are after our IRA´s to make us more equal.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Ranger Applejack Dawson, 11/21/2012 2:14:40 PM (No. 9027964)
I have proclaimed publicly that if Juan Williams ever tells the truth - OR - says something that makes sense, I will shoot myself.
I am the least likely person on the planet to take his own life.
- and that´s just the way it is.
Applejack
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Reilly, 11/21/2012 2:57:53 PM (No. 9028030)
Racist chump alert.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
formerlyphelps, 11/21/2012 3:01:00 PM (No. 9028036)
Positively surreal. It must be truly frightening to live with a mind that deranged.
Juan, the democrats have been in power for 4 years. The democrats had unstoppable control of the entire government for 2 years. The democrat senate STILL has not passed a budget. -0-bama’s last 2 budget proposals received NOT ONE VOTE from either party. -0-bama set up a deficit reduction team of superheroes and completely ignored their recommendations. The GOP House has passed numerous budget plans which the democrat senate refuses to even bring to a vote. The GOP actually laid out debt and deficit reduction plans during the campaign, -0-bama did not. Tell me again how the impending fiscal cliff is the fault of the GOP?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Polecat49, 11/21/2012 3:28:43 PM (No. 9028069)
Hey juan. Are you trying to regain respect of People who know you are nothing but a democRAT hack?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Judith, 11/21/2012 4:05:48 PM (No. 9028121)
Let them, and the majority of voters in this country, have what they want. Then, as the poor-but-liberal-voters watch from the food pantry, the gutter or the park bench, his elected officials live the high life, mention to the voter that THESE are the consequences of YOUR vote.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
eoddad, 11/21/2012 4:33:18 PM (No. 9028162)
I started reading and realized this is Stupid Juan Williams the quota that works at FOX, I must have something better to do.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
alloysteel, 11/21/2012 4:54:42 PM (No. 9028186)
Simply going over the cliff is a greatly liberating event.
In the final scene of "Thelma and Louise", the picture of that 1966 Thunderbird hanging in the air reflects one last moment of glory.
No matter how badly it turns out, surrender is not an option.
What the heck, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid made a similar decision.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
hamrman, 11/21/2012 8:01:53 PM (No. 9028426)
Good cause they own it, and once they drive us over the cliff, they will be trying to blame the other half of us that didn´t vote for him with the debacle...
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
lawless11, 11/21/2012 9:19:23 PM (No. 9028517)
The Repubs should agree to absolutely everything the Dims have proposed. Simply abstain from voting. Force the dims to have accountability, and watch the economy crash and burn in the next 4 years. We can pick up the pieces and rebuild it in 2016. "It´s GWB´s fault" won´t work for them anymore
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
LanieLou, 11/21/2012 10:45:11 PM (No. 9028637)
Lame remarks on his way to a weeks vacation, collecting gifts from foreign leaders... for his library no doubt.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 11/22/2012 4:43:11 AM (No. 9028827)
Wel Juan, YOUR party spent all this money in the last 4 years. YOUR party refused to pass a budget so continuing resolutions could continously be passed and hiked up 8% per resolution. YOUR party voted for the Death Bill which will cost taxpayers another $2 Trillion. YOUR party increased welfare, food stamps, Sec 8, etc. YOUR party wasted $80 billion on failed solar/wind projects. YOUR party illegally gave AlQuida affiliates US weapons and joined the AlQuida party to turn Libya into a jihadist wonderland which led to the death of 4 americans. Up yours Juan.
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