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Post by jeffolie on Aug 1, 2011 7:11:26 GMT -6
Another true prediction made on Jan 1st, 2011: "... Obama will compromise to pass raising the debt limit and continuing federal government funding...' ----------------------------- While the details of the debt ceiling deal remain fuzzy, this much is clear: Barack Obama may be president, but the Tea Party is now running Washington. How did this happen? Simple; this is what American politics looks like when there’s no left-wing movement and no war. Let’s start with the first point. Liberals are furious that President Obama agreed to massive spending cuts, and the promise of more, without any increase in revenues. news.yahoo.com/tea-party-won-deal-055100156.html================================================= my jeffolie 2011 predictions included: US POLITICS: Gridlock-No major new programs will pass because the House Republicans’ agenda to reduce spending will dominate while the Democratic Senate will block, Obama will compromise to pass raising the debt limit and continuing federal government funding. Palin will lead in Republican polling. Crime will continue its 30 year declining trend. Read more: unlawflcombatnt.proboards.com/in ... z1TmYAImQU
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Post by waltc on Aug 1, 2011 11:46:18 GMT -6
The debt ceiling has been continuously raised for a very long time. In fact it's standard practice. No prediction needed.
The only thing different this time is the theater that Obama and the GOP engaged in.
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Post by graybeard on Aug 1, 2011 22:07:47 GMT -6
As I was watching Al Gore being interviewed by Dobermann tonight, I couldn't help but wonder how different life in he US would be if the Supreme Counts hadn't elected Bu$h. Maybe no 911; no Afghan war; no Iraq war; maybe heavily invested in green energy...
GB
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Post by waltc on Aug 2, 2011 10:01:21 GMT -6
Gore was a hard core Free Trader and Globalist. Americans would have still been gang raped by the Wall Street crowd he hung with, should he have won.
Basically no difference for us - no jobs and a crippled economy.
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Post by fredorbob on Aug 2, 2011 16:25:35 GMT -6
Obama didn't compromise on anything, even when he had a super-majority in Congress he didn't raise taxes on the rich.
The left is being taken for a ride just as much as the right is being taken for a ride; you are not respresented by your government.
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Post by fredorbob on Aug 2, 2011 17:05:05 GMT -6
A future committee to decide on what to cut, and then those choices need to be voted on the floor, c'mon. You seriously think anything will be cut? This is not a win for the Tea Party.
Taxes weren't raised on rich. This is not a win for the left.
The voters are being played for the fools they are. This is a blatant Status-Quo move by the one party oligarchy, pretending it's a heavy partisan conflict. The pretending part is what bothers me. . . . Status Quo is the root meaning of Conservatism. Both parties are scared to death of "change", or even "change to believe in". America is a deeply Conservative country.
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Post by fredorbob on Aug 2, 2011 17:18:21 GMT -6
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Post by waltc on Aug 2, 2011 19:14:04 GMT -6
Just a kabooki dance as one wag put it. .
But if we didn't get a budget and we defaulted, the looting would end immediately, the big banks would die, people would go apeshit on Congress and our military empire would implode.
I don't think either political party would survive the shellacking they'd get.
So the scam will go until there is nothing left to steal or sell off.
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