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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:59 AM Original message |
'A Lot of Pain': OMB Director on the President's Budget |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. Screw you...the pain should have been applied by cancelling Bush tax cuts... |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. "Should" has nothing to do with "can get passed in the House and Senate." nt |
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Smashcut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Then what you're saying is Obama isn't equipped to do so. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yeah, he could just force the Republicans to raise taxes on the wealthy. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Not only that the 31 Blue Dog Dems in the House. n/t |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Actually you're ignoring that Obama doesn't control the whims of Congress. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Nope. This is what happens when Democrats don't turn up and vote. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. The wealthy, with their tax cuts likely assured into infinity, are pained only if they feel the pain |
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chowhound (109 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. unless you're in the percentage that got a huge tax break |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. "A lot of pain" for the underpriviledged and underserved. |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. Pain... except for the Pentagon and the MIlitary who are getting big fat raises... |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-16-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Actually, President Obama's budget cuts defense spending |
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