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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:23 PM Oct 2013

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These Are Probably The 3 Best Debt Ceiling Tweets You Will Ever Read

Basically, the Democrats have been trying all Summer to negotiate with the GOP in a "conference" on the budget, only to see the Republicans refuse. Now the GOP is demanding negotiations, but is not willing to offer any concessions, nor is it even willing to stake out a clear position that it wants.

Understand these three points, and you'll basically have a better understanding of the debate than any of the yakkers yakking cliches for the next few weeks.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/john-harwood-on-the-debt-ceiling-2013-10#ixzz2h3tOGAP9

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These Are Probably The 3 Best Debt Ceiling Tweets You Will Ever Read (Original Post) Playinghardball Oct 2013 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #1

Yeah. Those comments sum it up quite well . . . Journeyman Oct 2013 #2

Thanks Play Cha Oct 2013 #3

He mea iki, Cha Playinghardball Oct 2013 #4

This pithy exposure of Republican hypocrisy need more publicity. Thanks for posting! nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #5

kick! n/t X_Digger Oct 2013 #6

My favorite is when Repubs want Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cuts but they won't say it JPZenger Oct 2013 #7

Boehner did say it -- yesterday on national TV in an interview with Stephanopoulos posted JDPriestly Oct 2013 #8

Who knew Harwood was this smart! grantcart Oct 2013 #9

well john harwood is a cnbc reporter rdking647 Oct 2013 #10

uploaded all three images onto facebook & said: "Another day, another gun to our heads" n/t SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2013 #11

Now he'll get accused of taking sides even though he's really just stating facts. n/t cui bono Oct 2013 #12

K & R L0oniX Oct 2013 #13

Uncle Joe

(58,399 posts)

1. Kicked and recommended.

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Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:24 PM

Oct 2013

Thanks for the thread, Playinghardball.

Journeyman

(15,037 posts)

2. Yeah. Those comments sum it up quite well . . .

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Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:24 PM

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Cha

(297,504 posts)

3. Thanks Play

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Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:34 PM

Oct 2013

Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)

4. He mea iki, Cha

Reply to Cha (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:36 PM

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Bernardo de La Paz

(49,032 posts)

5. This pithy exposure of Republican hypocrisy need more publicity. Thanks for posting! nt

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Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:47 PM

Oct 2013

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

6. kick! n/t

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Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:50 PM

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JPZenger

(6,819 posts)

7. My favorite is when Repubs want Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cuts but they won't say it

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:54 PM

Oct 2013

My favorite is when Repubs want Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cuts but they won't say what they want cut. They just say "entitlement reform" and want the Democrats to publicly announce the specifics.

It reminds me of what happened in the PA. House of Representatives when the Republicans wanted to increase funding for transportation, but they insisted the Dems had to provide all of the votes to increase the gas taxes. It almost worked, until the teabaggers cut the mass transit funding at the last minute and the Dems refused to provide the votes.