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We will NEVER do <that>!
We will never do <that>!
We will never do <that>.
Reports that we are considering doing <that> are completely false!
Reports that we are considering doing <that> are false.
There has been some discussion of doing <that>, but it is just talk.
The president is firmly committed to not doing <that>.
Reports that we are doing <that> are just "trial balloons" floated by centrists in the party.
There has been some discussion of doing <that> in exchange for not doing <something else>.
The president is not inclined to do <that> in exchange for not doing <something else>, and would veto any bill doing that sent to him.
The president doesn't want to exclude any ideas, he needs to appear bi-partisan.
Doing <that> in exchange for not doing <something else> is certainly on the table.
Not doing <something else> is critically important, and it is only pragmatic to consider doing <that>. Critics on the Left need to look at the bigger picture.
The president is still committed to not doing <that>. Reports to the contrary wrong.
All options are on the table.
Doing <that> is vital to the presidents long term goals of not doing <something else>.
Critics on the Left need to understand that we cannot allow the perfect to become the enemy of the good.
If you look carefully at what we have said in the past, we never said we would never do <that>.
We said we would do <that>.
We have ALWAYS said we would do <that>.
The president signed <that> AND <something else> into law today.
Where did you get the idea that we would never do <that>?
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Fill in any failed conservative proposal for <that> and <something else>.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
Catherina
(35,568 posts)woo me with science
(32,139 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts)Post of the Day.
forestpath
(3,102 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)Tell 'em the truth and they think it's hell.
Thank you for an outstanding summation of the current situation, Kelvin Mace.
All Democrats should be gratified, in fact.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)where Boehner saves us.
All options are on the table.
Doing <that> is vital to the presidents long term goals of not doing <something else>.
Critics on the Left need to understand that we cannot allow the perfect to become the enemy of the good.
If you look carefully at what we have said in the past, we never said we would never do <that>.
We said we would do <that>.
We have ALWAYS said we would do <that>.
The president signed <that> AND <something else> into law today.
Doesn't that mean the fiscal cliff deal should have included cuts to Social Security?
Why didn't it?