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lifelongMOgal · 07-29-2011, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Supachai

So what? If we did wrong in the past, keep on doing it? Both wings have been wrong. Our whole way of running government has been wrong. It's time to change it.

Worth repeating!

Unfortuately the Progressives are bitterly clinging to other people's money as their entitlement to spend. Progressives are the bipartisan party of "business as usual".

Robert_J · 07-29-2011, 12:22 PM

I'm sure every time it was raised, the opposition gave lip service to the idea but didn't stick to their convictions. Now the Tea Party is.

‪Harry Reid in '06: Raising debt limit last thing we should do, will weaken country, hurt economy‬&rlm; - YouTube

GregW · 07-29-2011, 12:24 PM

I never expected the Tea Party to be rational and I have not been surprised by their behavior.

Robert_J · 07-29-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GregW

I never expected the Tea Party to be rational and I have not been surprised by their behavior.

I think it is completely irrational to raise the debt limit.

laysayfair · 07-29-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert_J

I think it is completely irrational to raise the debt limit.

And dishonest as well.

Donna-501 · 07-29-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal

The OP lies in his presumptions and thread presentation, plain and simple.

‪Sen. Rand Paul on Fox Business w/ Lou Dobbs - 07/20/11‬&rlm; - YouTube

Fox News.

Donna-501 · 07-29-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

No it doesn't. Current federal debt obligations already have a locked in interest rate. They pay a fixed coupon rate.

until you default.

chucksnee · 07-29-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Donna-501

until you default.

We will not default....the intrest is 29 billlion..ish give or take a few billion...and the gov. takes in how much monthly?

Donna-501 · 07-29-2011, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Supachai

Ha! But remember what the Democrats said about that? "We won. You lost."

They had the votes and pushed it through. Now the Tea Party has the votes and the Democrats can't stand it. Karma's a *****.

Last I heard Boehner can't get enough votes from his own party.

Kirdik · 07-29-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Supachai

Yes! Who cares what the voters want? Let's disenfrachise a huge section of the American electorate! Screw democracry!

We're not a democracy we're a republic where a minority is supposed to be protected from oppression. You should've said "Screw Mob Rule!"