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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 07:55 PM Feb 2012

Obama Shows America That He Now Owns Boehner, Cantor, and The GOP


Obama Shows America That He Now Owns Boehner, Cantor, and The GOP

President Obama’s statement today that he wants more than just a ten month payroll tax cut extension shows just how much the president owns John Boehner and the House Republicans.

The president said,

SNIP

Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/en/obama-payroll-tax-boehner-cantor

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Obama Shows America That He Now Owns Boehner, Cantor, and The GOP (Original Post) Tx4obama Feb 2012 OP
A Kick, a Rec, and a salute to the President. Jackpine Radical Feb 2012 #1
the president said SNIP? hmmm, concise nt msongs Feb 2012 #2
Typo. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #3
Duzy worthy! LOL! n/t Surya Gayatri Feb 2012 #5
well no he doesn't quite own them Skittles Feb 2012 #4
Man, talk about toxic assets! Jester Messiah Feb 2012 #6
Part of me wonders if the Repugs are just waiting on the inevitable economic damage..... marmar Feb 2012 #7
That is certain. Big oil cannot stand Democrats. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #8
So, to give money to working people now, Obama destroys JDPriestly Feb 2012 #9

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
4. well no he doesn't quite own them
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 11:55 PM
Feb 2012

but is he showing more backbone this election year? That would be yes.

marmar

(77,081 posts)
7. Part of me wonders if the Repugs are just waiting on the inevitable economic damage.....
Wed Feb 15, 2012, 12:50 PM
Feb 2012

....... higher gas prices will create. Perhaps they've been given assurances by Big Oil......It's happened before.


JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
9. So, to give money to working people now, Obama destroys
Wed Feb 15, 2012, 06:47 PM
Feb 2012

the underpinnings of Social Security. If the payroll tax is extended continuously, future retirees will have to beg Congress to let them have enough to eat and pay the rent.

This continued extension of the payroll tax cut is a fool's paradise.

It will harm working people in the end.

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