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Arkansas Democrat

(143 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2013, 07:50 PM Feb 2013

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MSNBC Flashes Breaking News!

saying a budget deal has been reached! But that was over an hour ago and nothing being reported since.

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MSNBC Flashes Breaking News! (Original Post) Arkansas Democrat Feb 2013 OP

I hope the dems and the president hold their ground. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #1

Bill Gates agreed to cover the debt Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #2

That a deal. Give it to him. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #3

Noooo! Cleita Feb 2013 #5

What about Mississippi and Texas? Chisox08 Feb 2013 #6

Hell NO!!!!! bluestate10 Feb 2013 #10

We will have deal if you take the Cubs and Arizona along with South Carolina Chisox08 Feb 2013 #13

Ok that is ok too. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #12

No no no. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #7

No Idaho and Wyoming have some spectacularly wild and scenic places. How about Utah instead? n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #8

Utah, and let's see.. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #9

This is likely the deal......... Uben Feb 2013 #4

It's disgraceful. Congress has been in session for two months and the House has been off bluestate10 Feb 2013 #11

Not: elleng Feb 2013 #14

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

1. I hope the dems and the president hold their ground.

Reply to Arkansas Democrat (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 07:52 PM

Feb 2013

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

2. Bill Gates agreed to cover the debt

Reply to Arkansas Democrat (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 07:52 PM

Feb 2013

in exchange for the State of Washington & 3 national parks.

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

3. That a deal. Give it to him.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 07:53 PM

Feb 2013

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

5. Noooo!

Reply to southernyankeebelle (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:02 PM

Feb 2013

Better to give him Nevada and Arizona.

Chisox08

(1,898 posts)

6. What about Mississippi and Texas?

Reply to Cleita (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:05 PM

Feb 2013

To sweeten the deal throw in Alabama and the Green Bay Packers

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)

10. Hell NO!!!!!

Reply to Chisox08 (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:10 PM

Feb 2013

Sorry. You're from Chicago-land, the Packer hate becomes clear. Taking the Packers off the table and throwing South Carolina on the table will get you a deal. Can you bring yourself to do that?

Chisox08

(1,898 posts)

13. We will have deal if you take the Cubs and Arizona along with South Carolina

Reply to bluestate10 (Reply #10)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:16 PM

Feb 2013

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

12. Ok that is ok too.

Reply to Cleita (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:16 PM

Feb 2013

Hard Assets

(274 posts)

7. No no no.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:06 PM

Feb 2013

Give him Wyoming and Idaho. Nobody uses these states...

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

8. No Idaho and Wyoming have some spectacularly wild and scenic places. How about Utah instead? n/t

Reply to Hard Assets (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:07 PM

Feb 2013

Hard Assets

(274 posts)

9. Utah, and let's see..

Reply to Cleita (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:09 PM

Feb 2013

Hmmm... Alabama?

Uben

(7,719 posts)

4. This is likely the deal.........

Reply to Arkansas Democrat (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 07:58 PM

Feb 2013

...republicans get an extra four weeks vaction and democrats get a 10% pay raise, and they kick the can down the road again!

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)

11. It's disgraceful. Congress has been in session for two months and the House has been off

Reply to Uben (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:15 PM

Feb 2013

for roughly half that time.

elleng

(130,974 posts)

14. Not:

Reply to Arkansas Democrat (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:27 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014411022

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