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04-07-2011, 07:04 PM
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Republican disgraceful political ploy
I try and stay away from political attack threads but this really pisses me off! The Republicans in the House pass a bill to extend funding for another week with provisions not agreeable to Democrats then they add a provision funding military personnel for 6 months...all so they can attack Democrats in the Senate and President Obama should he veto the bill (which he has promised to do) as being non-supportive of the military. I listen for awhile to C-Span while numerous Republican congressman tried to drive that point home...what a bunch of crap!!! When I served in Nam, I did so with the feeling that a bunch of fat old white guys were using us as canon fodder to advance their political goals, now...all these years later, I feel the same way. It's bad enough that brave young men and women are placed in harm's way so the hawks of both parties can strut around Washington but to use them in such a blatant political way is unforgivable!!
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04-07-2011, 08:22 PM
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Well, the GOP has also added social issues rider after rider to all their funding bills, especially and most recently an anti-abortion rider. We can't have a budget passed unless we also outlaw abortion? It's absurd.
The other thing that worries me is that Boehner is completely being driven by the Tea Party, who want 100% of what they want, and if they don't get it they want the government shut down - as if that's not an important thing! It's like having children in charge of this country!
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04-07-2011, 09:20 PM
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Tea Party Patriots (political PAC in California co-opting "Tea Party" movement, Freedomworks cover PAC associated [a former Koch group] - contribute to Jim DeMint) Tea Party Express (funded by the billionaire Koch brothers via their Americans for Prosperity cover PAC - they support the Capital hill "tea party" guys Mike Pence, Michelle Bachmann, etc) And then there are plain "Tea Party" folks who think they are grassroots.
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04-08-2011, 08:24 AM
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800,000 federal employees who are paid by the working American to the tune of 50K/year would save $40 Billion/year. (almost 1/2 of what the Tea Party wants cut) Lets give the shut down a try. Last time no one even noticed. Let government catch up to the private sector. While private companies have become leaner and either frozen or reduced pay, the government has grown fatter.
BTW The GOP looking out for the troops is not a novel idea. Unlike some Dems, Reps don't generally loathe the military and don't accuse them of acting like SS troops.
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04-08-2011, 08:27 AM
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04-08-2011, 12:52 PM
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"the bill would prevent Guantanamo Bay detainees from being transferred into the U.S. for any purpose and prevent both federal and local funds from being used to provide abortions in the District of Columbia." Outrageous !!!!!!
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04-08-2011, 04:12 PM
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04-08-2011, 07:57 PM
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04-08-2011, 08:21 PM
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04-08-2011, 08:49 PM
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04-08-2011, 08:56 PM
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04-08-2011, 09:50 PM
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04-11-2011, 08:14 AM
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