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TeamPooka

(24,228 posts) Mon Dec 31, 2012, 01:56 PM Dec 2012

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WTF? Why cave in now?

You are 12 hours away from getting everything back to normal.
Why would the President and Democrats cave in on a deal now?
Fuck!

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WTF? Why cave in now? (Original Post) TeamPooka Dec 2012 OP

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #1

Don't pin it all on President Obama. bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #9

okay...I have been watching the coverage on MSNBC all morning chillfactor Dec 2012 #2

uh, the estate tax increase is gone too.... TeamPooka Dec 2012 #3

Which will effect 6 people. jeff47 Dec 2012 #14

thats a giveaway to the 1% and it's a lot more then 6 people, try 3 million. TeamPooka Dec 2012 #16

In return, we get a giveaway for 300 million people. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2012 #17

that we would get anyway without giving that up.....not a good deal. nt TeamPooka Dec 2012 #19

Um...no, we wouldn't. jeff47 Jan 2013 #20

We're Democrats malz Dec 2012 #4

it is what we do in the name of reasonableness.... TeamPooka Dec 2012 #5

Me too! malz Dec 2012 #7

me 2 No Compromise Dec 2012 #10

Because the outcome is scripted agent46 Dec 2012 #6

or the Honey Boo Boo reality show. TeamPooka Dec 2012 #15

Because 2.1 million people are about to lose unemployment... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #8

That's more or less the problem flamingdem Dec 2012 #11

I hate extortion. TeamPooka Dec 2012 #12

one word-Corporatist! In Truth We Trust Dec 2012 #13

meh bigtree Dec 2012 #18

Response to TeamPooka (Original post)

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bama_blue_dot

(224 posts)

9. Don't pin it all on President Obama.

Reply to Post removed (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:24 PM

Dec 2012

As soon as McConnell requests Biden to negotiate, the deal gets raised to 450k! What is wrong with Biden??

chillfactor

(7,576 posts)

2. okay...I have been watching the coverage on MSNBC all morning

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:05 PM

Dec 2012

except for raising the $250,00 tax extension to $400,000 I have not seen any big "cave-in" that warrants such a outburst

we are going to have to compromise on some things..is that not what compromise is all about? and I am not going to get excited about anything until the final deal, if there is one, is hammered out

my preference is we still go "over the cliff'

TeamPooka

(24,228 posts)

3. uh, the estate tax increase is gone too....

Reply to chillfactor (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:06 PM

Dec 2012

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

14. Which will effect 6 people.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 03:33 PM

Dec 2012

oooooooooooooooooo.

Yes, the number above is hyperbole. The point is there's not a lot of people who are hit with the estate tax already, so giving up that for the child tax credit and extended unemployment is a good deal.

TeamPooka

(24,228 posts)

16. thats a giveaway to the 1% and it's a lot more then 6 people, try 3 million.

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 04:17 PM

Dec 2012

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

17. In return, we get a giveaway for 300 million people. (nt)

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #16)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 08:35 PM

Dec 2012

TeamPooka

(24,228 posts)

19. that we would get anyway without giving that up.....not a good deal. nt

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #17)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:39 PM

Dec 2012

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

20. Um...no, we wouldn't.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #19)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 12:21 AM

Jan 2013

Got to have some deal to prevent all the working-class tax hikes.

malz

(89 posts)

4. We're Democrats

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:12 PM

Dec 2012

TeamPooka

(24,228 posts)

5. it is what we do in the name of reasonableness....

Reply to malz (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:17 PM

Dec 2012

and I'm sick of it.

malz

(89 posts)

7. Me too!

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:23 PM

Dec 2012

No Compromise

(373 posts)

10. me 2

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:26 PM

Dec 2012

!

agent46

(1,262 posts)

6. Because the outcome is scripted

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:21 PM

Dec 2012

and there is only one outcome to the Kabuki play.

TeamPooka

(24,228 posts)

15. or the Honey Boo Boo reality show.

Reply to agent46 (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 03:59 PM

Dec 2012

Comrade_McKenzie

(2,526 posts)

8. Because 2.1 million people are about to lose unemployment...

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:24 PM

Dec 2012

And a 2nd recession and 9.1% unemployment isn't worth making a point.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

11. That's more or less the problem

Reply to Comrade_McKenzie (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:27 PM

Dec 2012

but there are many possible outcomes and if Obama never plays hardball the pukes will never stop blackmailing

TeamPooka

(24,228 posts)

12. I hate extortion.

Reply to Comrade_McKenzie (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:41 PM

Dec 2012

In Truth We Trust

(3,117 posts)

13. one word-Corporatist!

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:48 PM

Dec 2012

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

18. meh

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 08:46 PM

Dec 2012

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