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[quote=12thMan;767398]Haha...I don't think Obama's worried about poll numbers right now.[/quote]

He should be. They're in the shitter.

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[quote=GMScud;767421]He should be. They're in the shitter.[/quote]

They are exactly where [URL="http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-presapp0605-31.html"]Reagan's numbers[/URL] were at the same junction. Obama will be fine....don't you worry about him.

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LOL @ Boner...love the nose scratch.

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[quote=GMScud;767421]He should be. They're in the shitter.[/quote]

plenty of time to worry about his poll numbers. you do like the tax compromise otherwise, right?

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I'll be working until I am 75, but hey, it feels good now.

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[url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-13/moody-s-says-obama-tax-deal-is-negative-for-u-s-credit-rating.html]Moody's Says Obama Tax Proposal Deal Is Negative for U.S. Credit Rating - Bloomberg[/url]

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[quote=saden1;768738][URL="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-13/moody-s-says-obama-tax-deal-is-negative-for-u-s-credit-rating.html"]Moody's Says Obama Tax Proposal Deal Is Negative for U.S. Credit Rating - Bloomberg[/URL][/quote]

The tax cuts are only an issue because of Obama's other spending and health care bill. They also probably know extending unemployment only gives a bunch of people another 13 months to sit at home. It just keeps the unemployment count up.

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[quote=saden1;768357]They are exactly where [URL="http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-presapp0605-31.html"]Reagan's numbers[/URL] were at the same junction. Obama will be fine....don't you worry about him.[/quote]
Obama is no Reagan.

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[quote=firstdown;768971]Obama is no Reagan.[/quote]

Personally I think he's better than Reagan in many areas. And like Reagan he is overrated and over-celebrated in others areas. It's unfortunate the Republican party is littered with trashy presidential candidates.

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It's [URL="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7340450.html"]passed in the Senate[/URL].


"The bill's cost, $858 billion, would be added to the deficit."

lol @ deficit hawks...won't anyone think of the children?

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[quote=saden1;769217]It's [URL="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7340450.html"]passed in the Senate[/URL].


"The bill's cost, $858 billion, would be added to the deficit."

lol @ deficit hawks...won't anyone think of the children?[/quote]

How does the bill cost 858 billion when nothing is changing?

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Middle class families need a boost in this economy, and that is exactly what this plan gives them," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "It is not perfect, but it will create 2 million jobs, cut taxes for middle class families and small businesses, and ensure that Americans who are still looking for work will continue to have the safety net they rely on to make ends meet."

I'd love for Reid to explain how passing this bill will creat 2 million jobs. Is he really saying that by extending the tax cuts it will creat jobs. I thought liberals thought that was a bunch of BS.

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just another example of the Dem's caving in. this is all about the rich. doesn't change anything for me. pretty soon both parties will meet somewhere in the middle, and then we are screwed( more then we are now)

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[quote=dmek25;769269]just another example of the Dem's caving in. this is all about the rich. doesn't change anything for me. pretty soon both parties will meet somewhere in the middle, and then we are screwed( more then we are now)[/quote]

So let me get this straight -- the government says you get to keep more of the money you earn, and so do the rich, but that makes you unhappy?

I could certainly understand the outrage if the gov't said "we're taking more out of the paychecks of the poor and middle class, but people in the upper incomes -- their paychecks will be higher". That would be upsetting, no doubt. But [B]everybody[/B] gets to keep more of what they earn.

Am I correct to think that the only way you'd be happy is that your paycheck stays the same but anybody with a bigger paycheck takes a hit?

Your happiness depends on someone else's [I]un[/I]happiness?

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i try to look at the big picture. sooner or later the shit will hit the fan with the record deficit we are incurring. lets stop all the crazy spending, and start to create jobs. what ever is good for the whole is what im about