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Old 02-10-2011, 03:12 PM
 
Location: Blankity-blank!
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Any idiot(s) can tear something down. But not everyone can build something.
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Old 02-11-2011, 05:50 AM
 
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Why stop at Obamacare? Since Repubs believe so much in small government, why not repeal or defund all social programs and entitlements? Or at least vote to do so, even if it doesn't pass. And you'd be doing it to make a point that you're serious. And i mean ALL social programs and entitlements...in one fell swoop. That's what the American people voted for this past November....right?

Wrong.

Weren't you paying attention?
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Old 02-11-2011, 06:21 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Have you seen the GOP proposals for health care? It is almost identical to Obamacare except for the mandatory insurance. So, if Americans are mad about Obamacare then they will not be real happy with the GOP alternative.

The again, the GOP could be just blowing wind.

It is not 2000+ pages of bureaucracies and payoffs .

It is 10 pages.
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Old 02-11-2011, 11:30 AM
 
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It is not 2000+ pages of bureaucracies and payoffs .

It is 10 pages.

Nor did the Republicans have to buy off any of their fellow members of Congress to be in favour of it.
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Old 02-12-2011, 09:38 AM
 
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Rather than whip up the frenzy in this idiocy, why not examine why the GOP wants to incur another $230 Billion to the national debt with this repeal?
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Old 02-12-2011, 01:34 PM
 
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Rather than whip up the frenzy in this idiocy, why not examine why the GOP wants to incur another $230 Billion to the national debt with this repeal?
Maybe, cause $230 billion is far less than 1.7 trillion...in 7 months...
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