OK, We Went Too Far, But Cut Us Some Slack

[ProSense]

OK, We Went Too Far, But Cut Us Some Slack

David Kurtz

Some classic Lindsey Graham special pleading here:

We won't be the last political party to overplay our hand. It might happen one day on the Democratic side. And if it did, would Republicans, for the good of the country, kinda give a little? We really did go too far. We screwed up. But their response is making things worse, not better.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ok-fine-we-went-too-far-but-cut-us-some-slack

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/senate-hits-brakes-debt-deal-as-congress-looks-over-the-cliff

Operation Rescue John Boehner
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023841712

Republicans' threat to blow up the economy makes U.S. look "insane" to the rest of the world
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023853690

No, House Republicans Can’t Just Skip Town And Stick Obama With A Ransom Note
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023855720

[Liberalynn]

1. We burned down the house

Shame on you for being pissed at us.

[ProSense]

6. Yeah, it's like being scolded by arsonists. n/t

[cloudbase]

9. Now please take pity on us because we're homeless. n/t

[surrealAmerican]

15. more like, "The house is on fire, and we let the air out of all the tires on the fire engine ...

... Why won't you put it out? Sorry we can't help, but we're late for dinner."

[WilliamPitt]

2. Look before you post.

Again.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023855968

[ProSense]

3. You know, it's not possible to catch every post,

especially when the sources and titles differ slightly.

[WilliamPitt]

4. Gentle ribbing, my friend.

Gentle ribbing is all.

<---- means gentle ribbing.

[Warren DeMontague]

5. ...Says the drunk man with the car wrapped around a telephone pole, to the cop.

Can't you just let this one slide?

[Cha]

7. Or as mccain was whining the other day..

"Don't try and humilitate us".. 'Cause they've done enough of that to themselves.

thanks PS

[n2doc]

8. Ok, You get a 10 year timeout

Go sit in your corner and let the Democrats have a decade to fix the mess you made. It will take at least that long.

[Salviati]

10. Your "slack" is that all we're asking for is a clean CR and clean Debt Ceiling increase.

If you don't think that's being magnanimous, then you aren't looking at the polls hard enough.

[Hutzpa]

11. The next move from here on out

is to take away the narrative so they don't spin us some BS.


'Yes We Will The Power'

[DefenseLawyer]

12. My stars! I think I'm going to faint!

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

[Shampoobra]

13. God, that's pathetic

I used to have a friend who was really messing up her life with methamphetamine, and her standard reply, whenever anyone called her on any of the crazy crap she pulled, was: "Yeah, but you knew I was like this, and you should make allowances for it." She would recite that bullshit with a straight face, and expect it to make sense.

Something about Graham's statement reminds me of that excuse my meth addicted friend always used.

(P.S. She eventually quit, moved several states away and, from what I hear, has been clean for years.)

[awoke_in_2003]

14. If the shoes were on the other feet...

the republicans would give a little. If anyone believes that, I have a tremendous real estate deal to discuss with you involving a bridge.

[MichiganVote]

16. Really compassionate for the thousands thrown out of work. Nice. Not.