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(6,335 posts)with no context whatsoever. It was Rand Pauls budget last Dec. which passed (to avoid another shut-down) and the cuts were restored almost unanimously in February anyway. This is a good example of how the Reichwing propaganda machine works.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/20/Veterans-Conservatives-Destroy-Paul-Ryan-on-Social-Media-Over-Pension-Cuts
http://www.minnpost.com/dc-dispatches/2014/02/reversing-course-congress-restores-military-pension-increases
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)It has been spreading.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)GOP piece of bullshit thrown in there at the last minute, and we're not seeing it.
Karma13612
(4,554 posts)to force the issue on clean bills
You are damned if you vote yay, and damned if you vote nay
And it basically creates an endless supply of political sound bites and gottcha moments.
#cleanbill