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Old 12-13-2011, 02:31 PM
 
Location: Gone
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Originally Posted by TempesT68 View Post
Exactly. The GOP is planning to earmark the snot out of the bill with right wing pork projects. They are saying the GOP might shut it's own bill down, let alone it passing the senate.
Obama is just making it clear to the GOP to stop playing games and he will veto any trash bill from them that makes it to his desk.
Not Pork, the term of the day is Earmarked
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Old 12-13-2011, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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You need to catch up on current events.
Lol you can't be that clueless. No budget for 3 years.

Breitbart.tv » Dem Senator: ‘No Excuse’ For Democrats Not Producing A Budget
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Old 12-13-2011, 02:34 PM
 
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Ha! this leaves out the part where the repubs want to tack on other stuff to the bill. How convenient to leave that out.
LOL...typical right wing convenience. You shouldn't be surprised.
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Old 12-13-2011, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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LOL...typical right wing convenience. You shouldn't be surprised.
Lol, perhaps you would like to take a whack as to what was added?
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Old 12-13-2011, 02:40 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth Texas
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Seems if Obama vetos extending the tax cut then then he will be blamed
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Old 12-13-2011, 02:41 PM
 
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Breitfart, yeah that's a legitimate source
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Old 12-13-2011, 02:42 PM
 
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Breitfart, yeah that's a legitimate source
And NOW ladies and gentleman a quote from an extreme lefty....


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Just looking at the most current proposal. I don't care about the interpretation of the proposal, just what is proposed. Source is irrelevant as long as facts are provided and prove to be true. I am capable of forming my own interpretation.

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Old 12-13-2011, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Syracuse, New York
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I'm so over the payroll tax cut. The payroll tax cut is like the fun drunk at the party that you know will become the dude that never leaves.
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Old 12-13-2011, 02:47 PM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
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Lol, perhaps you would like to take a whack as to what was added?
Here is some...

White House challenges Republican payroll tax plan - CNN.com

And we have ...

White House: Obama Would Veto GOP Payroll Tax Plan - NW Arkansas News Story - KHBS NW Arkansas (http://www.4029tv.com/r/29984421/detail.html - broken link)

And ...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/13/bloomberg_articlesLW5T8C6K50Z4.DTL (broken link)

Can't seem to find the actual bill text. What happened to that Repub promise of transparency?

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Old 12-13-2011, 02:52 PM
 
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Not Pork, the term of the day is Earmarked
Didn't the rightwingers pledge to stop earmarks? Oh look, they did, and even fox news as the source!

"When it comes to earmarks, I won't be guilty of the same thing,"
- Mitch McConnell

Senate Republican Leader Agrees To Ban Earmarks | Fox News
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