you can’t get 100% of what you want when you only control 33% of the government. We got the best deal we could get with the position we had. There’s an old saying, it isn’t a square deal unless everybody walks away feeling equally screwed. I don’t think anybody likes this bill so.....Then there’s the PR aspect of all of this. We can not afford to be perceived as being responsible for crashing the DJIA. That will bite us in the butt come 2012. The DJIA should rebound after this. 401Ks and IRAs will start looking better to the voters that contribute to them and we will be in a better position to control 66%-100% of the government come nov. 2012 at which point this bill will set us up to really cut government spending the way it needs to be cut. It’s time for the next battle. this one is settled for now.
We got the best deal we could get with the position we had.
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True. Our position being defined by Vichy Republicans and all.
“you can’t get 100% of what you want when you only control 33% of the government. We got the best deal we could get with the position we had.”
I used to think that but no longer buy it.
Do you think the democrats would have caved in if they were in the same boat? (with repub president?) I think not. we need to stop worrying about what everyone else thinks and take a stand on something. Once again the republicans let the democrats and the media dictate the argument and the outcome.
The media is already announcing this as a major win for the whitehouse. What exactly have we gained?
Looks like either Mitch or John has a FR account.
“you can’t get 100% of what you want when you only control 33% of the government. “
Thats the way of DC Beltway/Big Pravda speak playbook.
We control 100% ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of a government FUNCTION, which the public has been brainwashed into thinking and chanting mentally otherwise.