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PBO deliberately signed the sequester into law (Original Post) bigbrother05 Feb 2013 OP
Sounds like you got it, brother. elleng Feb 2013 #1
Please proceed, Mr. Speaker bigbrother05 Feb 2013 #3
Exactly. elleng Feb 2013 #5
Just curious, but what was the alternative? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #2
The alternative was PBO's original attempt at bipartisanship bigbrother05 Feb 2013 #6
Exactly...the alternative didn't exist back then and it doesn't exist now.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #7
It's going to get ugly for federal workers bigbrother05 Feb 2013 #8
Some nights I dream that 'The Sequester' IS the grand bargain... HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #4

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
3. Please proceed, Mr. Speaker
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 02:13 PM
Feb 2013

Have always heard, don't interrupt your opponent when he's making a mistake.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
6. The alternative was PBO's original attempt at bipartisanship
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 02:17 PM
Feb 2013

Couldn't get them to act like adults elected to serve their country. Now he has to outflank them just to get basic laws passed. The obstruction of the Right defies any sane explanation.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)
7. Exactly...the alternative didn't exist back then and it doesn't exist now....
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 02:19 PM
Feb 2013

...I'm afraid we're all going cliff-diving very soon.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
4. Some nights I dream that 'The Sequester' IS the grand bargain...
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 02:16 PM
Feb 2013

It's the thing that will reduce America's military spending, but to get it to pass required that slashing social programs be in the bargain.

I can't tell if this is a nightmare or just one of those ambivalent recurring dreams that leave me confused upon waking.

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