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Bake

(21,977 posts) Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:49 PM Mar 2013

This is what the GOP wanted. Huge spending cuts.

For all their howling earlier, this is what the GOP really wanted. That's why they're not budging. They wanted the huge spending cuts, and they don't care what the economic consequences are. And we--the President--fell for it.

They got what they wanted. And we were played for the fools we are. The Teabaggers won this one.

Bake

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This is what the GOP wanted. Huge spending cuts. (Original Post) Bake Mar 2013 OP

They got what they wanted all along midwest irish Mar 2013 #1

Actually, they don't think these are huge enough, but yes it reconciles with 'shrinking government' HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #2

is the powder still dry? datasuspect Mar 2013 #3

GOP Blue4Texas Mar 2013 #4

So they "claimed." Bake Mar 2013 #7

Unfortunately Blue4Texas Mar 2013 #11

The president "fell for it"? He enabled it and is perfectly fine with it! Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #5

So we give these jackasses what they want and they turn around and say it's unconstitutional. Initech Mar 2013 #6

And they are LAUGHING at us. Laughing! Bake Mar 2013 #8

I really hope the Fox News Tea Party experiment just gets flushed down the toilet in 2014. Initech Mar 2013 #10

This is not what they wanted. randome Mar 2013 #9

they BUILT it napkinz Mar 2013 #12

This serves the GOP Owners well.............. wandy Mar 2013 #13

They wanted to be able to take no responsibility for Aerows Mar 2013 #14

The first cuts should be to congressional salaries...100 percent cuts. bluethruandthru Mar 2013 #15

I think they are cutting/furloughing staffs. Bake Mar 2013 #16

midwest irish

(155 posts)

1. They got what they wanted all along

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:50 PM

Mar 2013

and they are trying to blame the damage on Pres. Obama. Its like an arsonist who blames the fire on the fire department.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

2. Actually, they don't think these are huge enough, but yes it reconciles with 'shrinking government'

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:51 PM

Mar 2013

so ideologically it's possible for the r's to sell it to the teahadists

datasuspect

(26,591 posts)

3. is the powder still dry?

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:52 PM

Mar 2013

just so long as the democrats remain sensible and pragmatic and all bipartisan-like and shit, then everything will be okay. Just hunky dory.

Blue4Texas

(437 posts)

4. GOP

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:52 PM

Mar 2013

Did not want the huge defense cuts which is a big chunk of the budget.

Bake

(21,977 posts)

7. So they "claimed."

Reply to Blue4Texas (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:06 PM

Mar 2013

They're actually fine with it, as long as they can cut social programs. If they weren't fine with it, they'd be negotiating a deal, which they're NOT doing and have no interest in doing.

They're just fine and dandy with the cuts. All of them.

Bake

Blue4Texas

(437 posts)

11. Unfortunately

Reply to Bake (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:16 PM

Mar 2013

I'm ok with the defense cuts because I surmise that many of the defense contracts are owned as stock by GOP or Friends of GOP. I am not happy with any social program cuts

Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)

5. The president "fell for it"? He enabled it and is perfectly fine with it!

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:55 PM

Mar 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022445620

Initech

(100,081 posts)

6. So we give these jackasses what they want and they turn around and say it's unconstitutional.

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:06 PM

Mar 2013

Really I'm sick and tired of these fucking assholes. It's like they get elected just to obstruct. Fuck them.

Bake

(21,977 posts)

8. And they are LAUGHING at us. Laughing!

Reply to Initech (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:08 PM

Mar 2013

Makes my blood boil!

Bake

Initech

(100,081 posts)

10. I really hope the Fox News Tea Party experiment just gets flushed down the toilet in 2014.

Reply to Bake (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:15 PM

Mar 2013

Really that turd of a network is just circling the drain. I look forward to the day when they'll never influence politics again the way they did in 2000 and 2004. Remember when you're a kid and your mom says "don't play with those kids they're bad influences! You'll get in trouble!!". That's what the Tea Party is - they're the bad kids who get the good kids in trouble.

randome

(34,845 posts)

9. This is not what they wanted.

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:14 PM

Mar 2013

They campaigned on it but it's not what they wanted. Otherwise, they would not continually finance pork barrel projects.

I believe this is another one of the GOP's death throes. And I hope there aren't many more.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

12. they BUILT it

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:17 PM

Mar 2013

wandy

(3,539 posts)

13. This serves the GOP Owners well..............

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:09 PM

Mar 2013

More Cuts = Less Employment = Lower hourly wage = Higher profits.

No need to deal with a banana republic or Communist government when you can build you're own third world country right here at home.
Both the traditional republican franchise and the teabagger franchise are owned by the same companies, US or otherwise.

This is what GOP co. intends to build.

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

14. They wanted to be able to take no responsibility for

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:17 PM

Mar 2013

cuts in defense spending, is what it is. Now they can point to the sequester, instead.

It's political theater to have no responsibility for doing something unpopular.

bluethruandthru

(3,918 posts)

15. The first cuts should be to congressional salaries...100 percent cuts.

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:22 PM

Mar 2013

Even though the vast majority of them certainly aren't living paycheck to paycheck....I don't see why they don't have to suffer like everyone else. Are they cutting their staffs?

Bake

(21,977 posts)

16. I think they are cutting/furloughing staffs.

Reply to bluethruandthru (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 03:23 PM

Mar 2013

The Pukes were all up in arms over that. They thought the cuts were only for the "little people." Screw 'em.

Bake

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