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Rep. Chris Van Hollen on "The GOP's little rule change they hoped you wouldn't notice" by Robert October 15, 2013 11:56 am

They plugged the drain, filled the tub, tried to drown the government. by podrock 2013-10-16 19:59:41
- (snort) by Robert 2013-10-16 21:24:12
Contempt for democracy? by RobVG 2013-10-16 18:12:37
- Seriously? by alcaray 2013-10-16 19:50:47
- Seriously? by Robert 2013-10-16 19:04:03
  - Oops! I see I aped your subject line. by alcaray 2013-10-16 19:51:30
    - I prefer the term "rendered an homage" by Robert 2013-10-16 23:49:31
- What majority? by ER 2013-10-16 19:00:14
The Reichstag is on fire, and they're blaming the Communists. by ER 2013-10-15 12:06:40
- Not to worry. by bowser 2013-10-15 12:30:09

The aftermath by alcaray October 16, 2013 2:48 pm

At least we kept our bond rating intact this time. by alcaray 2013-10-16 17:16:41
"Incredible victory" says Sen Cruz by Tony 2013-10-16 17:10:11
Not to mention the costs due to lost efficiencies, economies of scale, adjustments, etc. by ER 2013-10-16 15:30:21

Klein: Baby Boomers Ruined The Government by ER October 15, 2013 10:20 pm

Emergency rooms by TB October 14, 2013 8:14 pm

hmmm by alcaray 2013-10-14 21:45:34
- "I never heard of this either." by TB 2013-10-15 08:02:26
  - I heard your guys say over and over that we didn't need to worry about the uninsured... by alcaray 2013-10-15 12:00:54
  - Have you ever been in an inner city ER? by Tony 2013-10-15 08:39:36
    - Probably Medicaid. by TB 2013-10-15 09:16:29
    - Maybe there's reason that over a third of ERs closed down by Tony 2013-10-15 09:09:56
      - No matter. Those PEEPLE don't matter. by ER 2013-10-15 09:22:20
        
        What were your objections to the article? Be specific. by TB 2013-10-15 09:35:15
        
        None whatsoever. by ER 2013-10-15 10:10:04
        
        In short, you got nothing except "siddown and shut the f**k up!" by TB 2013-10-15 11:25:53
        
        Lock and load. He's coming back. by ER 2013-10-15 11:32:37
        
        And, he underlines it. by TB 2013-10-15 11:44:00

Dave Ramsey on the Affordable Care Act. by Jody October 14, 2013 7:11 pm

The math tells us... by FrankC 2013-10-15 01:12:08
- Anything that is subsidized becomes expensive. by TB 2013-10-15 07:43:55

Half a billion dollars by TB October 13, 2013 11:20 am

Republicans have done all they could to block, confuse, disrupt and interfere with this process. by bowser 2013-10-13 21:36:26
- They have no shame. by DanS 2013-10-14 04:32:22
He doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground by Robert 2013-10-13 19:14:45
- There's a lot more stories where that one came from. by TB 2013-10-13 19:56:26
- better critiques by Robert 2013-10-13 19:47:40
  - Thanks. We crossed posts, but we're obviously reading the same stuff. by TB 2013-10-13 20:01:11
    - Oh? by Robert 2013-10-14 10:28:51
      - It ain't paranoia if you've watched it happen for years. by TB 2013-10-14 15:13:11
        
        But then, you would think that, wouldn't you? by Robert 2013-10-14 23:18:07
Just think, TB. by ER 2013-10-13 12:01:21
- If you think the politics is the most important takeaway, yeah. by TB 2013-10-13 12:10:19
  - I gladly pay school taxes and I never had kids. by ER 2013-10-13 13:04:16
    - You won't be contributing to Obamacare by RobVG 2013-10-13 14:45:27
      - That's not true. by alcaray 2013-10-13 19:30:17
        
        At this point in history I think you can just tack any new spending onto the debt. n/t by RobVG 2013-10-14 07:09:58
        
        income - spending = debt or surplus. how profound. by alcaray 2013-10-14 16:16:36
      - So who will be contributing to Obamacare? by ER 2013-10-13 16:08:02
        
        Why don't you actually find out? by TB 2013-10-13 16:49:35
    - Nobody said anything about taxes. by TB 2013-10-13 14:24:26
      - Somebody's taxes will pay for at least part of it. by ER 2013-10-13 16:21:15
You try creating 30 or so new and exceedingly complicated websites without any of them having trouble at launch. by alcaray 2013-10-13 11:40:11
- There lays the problem by SteveS 2013-10-14 08:36:53
- Do they really have to interact . . . ? by DanS 2013-10-14 04:37:25
30 million. by TB 2013-10-13 11:33:27

Good news from the EPA? by TB October 13, 2013 2:37 pm

"Bipartisan Distrust of the Beltway" by TB October 12, 2013 1:57 pm

Politicians are like lawyers, or businessmen, not to be trusted. by ER 2013-10-12 15:14:24
- Odd. by TB 2013-10-12 16:10:10
  - Not odd at all, by ER 2013-10-12 16:32:59
    - I'm going to give you a chance to take another look at that and maybe edit a few things. by TB 2013-10-12 16:58:52
      - I haven't a clue what you're talking about. by ER 2013-10-12 17:42:04
        
        I'll try. by TB 2013-10-12 18:25:40
        
        Same old crap. by ER 2013-10-12 18:59:36
        
        And then see? Boom. by TB 2013-10-12 20:46:14
        
        Its a lot simpler than that. by ER 2013-10-13 04:29:16
        
        Geeze. I'm getting as windy as you are. by TB 2013-10-12 18:46:01
        
        We're supposed to be writing, not breaking wind. by ER 2013-10-12 19:01:08
Some liberals opposing war is taken to imply an anti-beltway sentiment? by alcaray 2013-10-12 14:31:45

"The Six Big Takeaways From the Government Shutdown" by TB October 11, 2013 11:11 am

I agree by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-11 20:10:46
- As I have always done, I will go where my philosophy and ideas go. by TB 2013-10-12 09:38:17
  - Your views flip 180 degrees every time a different party achieves power. by alcaray 2013-10-12 14:36:16
    - No. They don't. by TB 2013-10-12 14:39:02
      - You don't see any difference between your response to conservatives expanding the money supply and liberals doing it? by alcaray 2013-10-12 19:32:07
      - There! You just did it again. by ER 2013-10-12 15:20:37
Republicans vowed to paralyze Obama's political efforts, and they have. by bowser 2013-10-11 19:06:06
Superfluous tripe. Who gives a shit how it will affect politicians. n/t by RobVG 2013-10-11 18:06:37
- I don't get your response. What tripe do you refer to? by alcaray 2013-10-11 21:23:26
  - The article is like oatmeal in meatloaf. n/t by RobVG 2013-10-12 12:37:58
    - Ah so you did read it. by alcaray 2013-10-12 14:33:57
- Politicians give a shit. by Robert 2013-10-11 18:20:53
Good piece. Are you heartened? by alcaray 2013-10-11 12:41:01
My big takeaway: by ER 2013-10-11 11:56:53
Seems to have been written before yesterdays' release of the NBC/WSJ poll by Robert 2013-10-11 11:34:07
- The Famous Poll... by TB 2013-10-11 12:01:55
  - Oh goody! Unskewing is back! by alcaray 2013-10-11 12:42:16
  - Perhaps you can see now, by ER 2013-10-11 12:29:18
    - Maybe so. by TB 2013-10-11 13:24:10
      - Maybe so, by ER 2013-10-11 14:18:03
        
        "Insulting, arrogant, petulant and patronizing." by TB 2013-10-11 14:24:51
        
        Tom, you blindsided me almost on one of my earliest poists when I came here. by ER 2013-10-11 14:31:25
        
        Okay, now it's getting creepy. by TB 2013-10-11 15:06:09

Smallest government spender since Ike? Obama. (Forbes) by bowser October 12, 2013 8:58 am

The numbers: by TB 2013-10-12 09:43:10

What the Constitution says... by BuckGalaxy October 11, 2013 8:33 pm

Deathwatch for the GOP by BuckGalaxy October 11, 2013 8:43 pm

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