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Plan B on the debt ceiling? June 25, 2011 2:26 pm TB

Screw Congress. Obama just does what he wants.

Funny. Obama is supposedly so helpless and ineffectual, a typical, whining hand-wringing liberal. But the cons are always ... by ER 2011-06-27 04:54:02
- Now you're not only phoning it in, you're digging it out of the bottom of the barrel. Pardon the mixed metaphor. by TB 2011-06-27 10:13:10
  - TB, you have to wear red coats and march in straight lines. I get to hide behind trees and ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:22:59
    - Yeah, but cripes, bring some ammunition next time. by TB 2011-06-27 10:26:02
      - No, TB. I don't argue with telephone spammers, I just lift the receiver off the hook and walk away for ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:31:57
        
        You know, you can train a monkey to do that. by TB 2011-06-27 10:46:54
        
        Train a monkey to do what, making spam phone calls? by ER 2011-06-27 11:15:35
        
        No, no, you're not going to drag me into a dozen more posts trying to explain the first one. ... by TB 2011-06-27 11:45:24
Thank God! The GOP lunatic fringe in Congress can not unilaterally hold the entire world economy hostage to their ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 01:22:41
- How many congressmen do the American people have to elect before they stop being a "fringe?" by TB 2011-06-27 10:01:14
  - You are literally insane if you think it is reasonable to let the government default on its debt. You ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 15:22:51
    - No, you have to be insane to think it's fine to borrow money just to pay the interest on money ... by Lee 2011-06-28 15:46:20
    - Not raising the debt limit is not automatically a default. Here's a clue: Just because my bank won't raise my ... by TB 2011-06-27 15:56:33
      - The US credit rating is on the brink of being downgraded by moodys because of the tea party idiots who ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 17:21:54
        
        Yeah, and running our debt to over 100 percent of our GDP (last CBO prediction I saw) will have no ... by TB 2011-06-27 17:52:47
        
        You keep making up bullshit. Everyone knows we need to address the debt. Just not by destroying America's ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-28 01:31:25
        
        Look at the chart. The curve is heading asymptotic. Your side controlled Congress from 2007 to this year, ... by TB 2011-06-28 07:16:10
        
        Your squirming is so pathetically obvious. Again, we all know the debt needs to be addressed. Blame the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-28 08:49:32
        
        If "we" all know the debt has to be addressed, then why are the people in Washington continuing to spend ... by Lee 2011-06-28 15:54:36
        
        There is no default. That's like saying you default when you hit the maximum limit on your credit card. ... by Lee 2011-06-29 13:35:53
        
        Market operate on emotion as much as anything else. Investers will not like it and will stop buying our ... by podrock 2011-06-29 13:49:12
        
        You have to ask yourself one question. Do we continue to give the idiots in Washington more and more ... by Lee 2011-06-29 14:28:06
        
        I recall a surplus that was destroyed by two wars and a tax cut. Billions simply lost in the ... by podrock 2011-06-29 14:51:17
        
        "I recall a surplus that was destroyed by two wars and a tax cut." Not strictly accurate. The projected deficit ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:44:09
        
        You just can't bring yourself to address the point? You keep changing the subject and talking about how horrible ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-29 08:47:20
        
        Maybe ruining the nation's credit rating is precisely the point. The whole plan may be to wreck the economy ... by ER 2011-06-28 09:51:14
        
        "After all, the only plan they seem to have is to cut spending and lower taxes. Jobs and the economy ... by TB 2011-06-28 10:01:31
ROFLMAO! President Obama has not ignored the debt ceiling or taken any action in that direction yet, but here ... by Eri 2011-06-25 21:13:56
- Yeah, "good for him." Think of how effective he could be if he just disbanded Congress. I've seen a lot ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:28:20
  - Here's another example. There are others where regulatory agencies like the EPA are doing end runs around the legislative process. Government by ... by TB 2011-06-26 08:17:29
  - Tom, you're ranting. You're offended that Liberals have any power in government whatsoever. This is still a Republic ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:03:27
    - I'm offended that anyone has as much power as our government does. Again, if a Republican president did half of what ... by TB 2011-06-26 06:26:25
      - Bush took as many, if not more, liberties than Obama has and many of his were at the expense of ... by Eri 2011-06-26 08:35:41
        
        Bush goons hauling you off? Illegal president? Heh. Reminds me of how much I miss Lindy. And P.S.: ... by TB 2011-06-26 08:41:41
        
        I know what whining sounds like. I have two cats who do it until I give up and feed them ... by Eri 2011-06-26 12:09:11