Yesterday evening we reported the details of House Republicans' "fiscal cliff" compromise offer to the White House, which offered real ideological concessions, to the tune of $800 Billion in new revenues. The plan -- originally conceived last year by the Democratic co-chairman of the debt commission, Erskine Bowles -- also calls for the reduction of both discretionary and mandatory spending, making needed (albeit small-ball) reforms to the largest drivers of our debt. Unlike the president's risible, widely-panned proposal last week, Republicans' new negotiating posture offers genuine compromise: (a) It has bipartisan origins, (b) it achieves "balance," (c) it...
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upwithRomney Wrote: Dec 05, 2012 7:34 PM
It IS working. It is working becaue it has become true. We are being used like puppets by the Kochs and Adelsons of the world who just want to protect their $$ by trying to get us to do their dirty work for them.
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upwithRomney Wrote: Dec 05, 2012 7:34 PM
It IS working. It is working becaue it has become true. We are being used like puppets by the Kochs and Adelsons of the world who just want to protect their $$ by trying to get us to do their dirty work for them.
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roman69 Wrote: Dec 05, 2012 12:22 PM
The republicans are alreasdy permanently branded as protectors of the rich. This is going to be their problem in 2014.
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