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- Half a billion dollars
- Republicans have done all they could to block, confuse, disrupt and interfere with this process.
- He doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground
- Just think, TB.
- You try creating 30 or so new and exceedingly complicated websites without any of them having trouble at launch.
- 30 million.
- "The Six Big Takeaways From the Government Shutdown"
- I agree
- Republicans vowed to paralyze Obama's political efforts, and they have.
- Superfluous tripe. Who gives a shit how it will affect politicians. n/t
- Good piece. Are you heartened?
- My big takeaway:
- Seems to have been written before yesterdays' release of the NBC/WSJ poll
- The inevitable GOP-Tea Party spilt is just around the corner
- Bookmark this. It will happen before the midterms.
- Democrats don't have that problem, do they?
- Actually a traditional Republican party would look good right now
- And what would "traditional" Republicans actually DO in Congress?
- I gave you 3 off the top of my head, below. Have I "got something"?
- The fact you have to ask that question is so sad.
- Like in the good old days when legislation came from committees made of both parties.
- Behind those questions...
- Yeah, Tom. Your boys are so abused.
- Let's start with accepting the democratic process and re-learning how to compromising?
- And what would "traditional" Republicans actually DO in Congress?
- Hoist on a myriad petards
- The enemy of my enemy...
- Something to think about over the next few days of budget kabuki
- Any thoughts on the market jump after the "shut down"?
- Kabuki! I wonder how you would have termed it had it been Democrats vs. Bush.
- revenues are high, and discretionary spending is down, by your links.
- Hardly that simple
- " last time the Senate produced a budget " - March 12th, 2013
- What majority? The GOP lost two elections and only hold the House.
- The GOP is attempting to slow down or stop another massive entitlement.
- Hardly that simple
- From a Facebook status of a friend.
- Are teachers really lobbying to become highly-compensated professionals? I have not detected this.
- See...it is all about definition
- Probably better on off-topic or flame. n/t
- Your friend is either smart or lucky she chose a well-paying and interesting job.
- Where the money is
- Well, it's not here. I just looked around.
- Interesting thread
- Objection: assumes facts not in evidence.
- Did you read all the links?
- I scanned that piece. It does not establish what you claim is established in this thread.
- I'd rather design harmonica holders than discuss Aztec anthropology.
- Did you read all the links?
- Objection: assumes facts not in evidence.
- Money is meaningless.
- Wealth is concentrated in the states that you claim have hatred for business. Amazing.
- I'll take military/industrial/surveillance complex for $500 billion
- Geographical distribution is interesting, but tells you little.
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