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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:17 PM
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Boehner: Stimulus may not be done by Presidents Day
Just too darned ironic; now he wants to be responsible?

Boehner: Stimulus may not be done by Presidents Day
By Klaus Marre
Posted: 01/11/09 12:18 PM


House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Sunday indicated that Congress may not be able to pass a massive stimulus as quickly as President-elect Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) want.

“I think it needs to be finished in the Congress and on the president’s desk as quickly as possible,” Boehner said on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” adding that the country needs a stimulus measure at this time.

“American families and small businesses are suffering. We need to do this quickly, but we need to do it in a responsible way,” Boehner said. “And whether we can do it in a responsible way that quickly is unknown.”

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/boehner-stimulus-may-not-be-done-by-presidents-day-2009-01-11.html
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glowing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:20 PM
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1. Seems like no one is going on vacation.. Good make the fuckers work for their raise and health
benefits we pay for.
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:23 PM
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2. I think that as good citizens
we should call these assholes daily and let them know what we think. If it doesn't change their minds, it will at least take up all their time to answer the phones. Who cares if it's "your" senator or representative? I say DU them.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:12 PM
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8. I think you're right.
We need more people calling. It's the very least we can do..but that teensy bit of action doesn't seem very popular. It's not like it's difficult.

http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
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WePurrsevere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:39 PM
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3. They had some press conf with him & some other Republican
twit on PBS the other night going on about the need to be "responsible". My poor DH came into the room to see why I was yelling only to shake his head when he heard them. God/dess but they have total and unmitigated gall to talk about "responsibility" now. Pfft!

At least the next bit gave me some comfort as Pelosi came on afterward saying there would be no President's Day recess if it's not done. Ha! GOOD! Make them all sit there until the darn thing is DONE and done so those who really need the help, the poor, unemployed and middle class can finally GET some.
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FreeStateDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:56 PM
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4. Why do the pukes still run congress and dictate terms and the Dems never actually exercise control?
I guess the answer might be that corporate America actually runs the show and the pukes are their chosen surrogates.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:08 PM
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5. We don't know that; the 111th is just getting started. We'll see
how Dems respond soon.
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FLAprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:08 PM
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6. that's a good question. I'm not sure why they have to be integral in everything.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:13 PM
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9. exercising opinion is not exercising control..
it's nice to see the media is still exercising control over what they choose to highlight/report.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:09 PM
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7. if there is no bipartisanship from the thugs FUCK THEM
Edited on Sun Jan-11-09 02:11 PM by spanone
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Bluenorthwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:39 PM
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11. Bi partisan means
giving the GOP everything. It always has, it always will.
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Cronopio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:24 PM
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10. Yesterday he was a denier, today he's one of the concerned?
His change of tactics is just sooooo subtle.
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oldnslo Donating Member (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:53 PM
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12. Boehner is a stupid, moronick sickfuck. Beware! Beware! n/t
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LaydeeBug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 02:55 PM
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13. stimulus isn't going to make a g-d bit of difference to those who are unemployed...
They don't even consider them. Also, after unemployment runs out, they no longer count the people as 'unemployed'. Until this is addresses, an economic stimulus package won't do too much.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 03:08 PM
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14. Exactly right! How about throwing some tax payer $$$ behind job creation?
:silly: And creating 2 mil jobs isn't even a drop in the bucket. :spank:
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