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Obama to Boehner: 'I Will Use Inaugural Address, State of the Union to Blame GOP'

tkdblk Wrote: Dec 24, 2012 1:19 PM
Ok, lets say Texas pulls off secession. If, as you say, they are big time moochers, then you will be ecstatic, knowing that there will be more goodies available for you since Texas won't be draining your guys "Stash" Texas is responsible for the largest number of private sector job growth in the last few years. Private sector jobs increase the size of the economy because private sector income is 'value added" in other words, profitable, (know how you guys hate that word) They are the fuel the entire economy runs on. Public sector jobs are "value depleting" They devour the fuel, like an extra 1000 lbs of concrete in the trunk. Yes, we need some of them, no one is arguing that they don't. Buy try to do without Texas? ummm

Statesmanship at its finest: during fiscal cliff talks, President Obama reportedly told Speaker Boehner that he would use his two major speeches in January to blame Republicans for the stalled deal. According to the Wall Street Journal, the president wasn't too happy with the options House Republicans were willing to present, and made it clear he was willing to throw the GOP under the bus for the nation's financial woes.

Mr. Obama repeatedly lost patience with the speaker as negotiations faltered. In an Oval Office meeting last week, he told Mr. Boehner that if the sides didn't...

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