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May 24, 2013

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Reid, Boehner sound optimistic about avoiding the looming fiscal cliff

President Barack Obama invited congressional leaders to the White House on Friday for the first of what is likely to be several lame-duck-session meetings to avert the fiscal cliff. No deal was struck in the hour they spent behind closed doors. But the leaders emerged sounding the most authentic notes of agreement and compromise they have since the election. “We have the cornerstones of being able to work something out,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said. “We’re both going to have to give up some of the things we know are a problem.” House Speaker John Boehner said he “outlined ...

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  1. These two need to work together and with the president to solve this problem. Boehner has to grow a pair and not pander to the Teabagger wing of his party.

  2. Reid needs to grow a pair and PASS A BUDGET

  3. The Country needs a Budget or it will be over the Cliff for America

  4. The Rich will only pass those tax Increases on to the PEOPLE!

    Well I finally have read a post by demforlife that I thoroughly agree with.

  5. The Dem's are taxing me, kumbaya
    The Dem's are taxing me, kumbaya
    The Dem's are taxing me, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, kumbaya

    They're on a spending spree, kumbaya
    They're on a spending spree, kumbaya
    They're on a spending spree, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, kumbaya

    Obama's laughing Lord, kumbaya
    Obama's laughing Lord, kumbaya
    Obama's laughing Lord, kumbaya
    Oh Lord, kumbaya

    With apologies to Peter, Paul, and Mary...

  6. Chuck 1:59 p.m.: That's why the middle class WILL PAY for it all. It's an arithmetic thing. There are not enough affluent people to carry us all. So, you and me get to pay for every dependent whiner who refuses to work but has time to make babies and more babies. And to pay for illegals who also have time to make babies, but not time to support them.

  7. what obama, reid, pelosi want is the government to be the sole central provider in your life

    individualism is GONE with democrats, as is the right to SEGREGATE yourself from indigents, thieves, drug addicts, illegals, welfare mothers, and section 8 rent scammers by virtue of the fact that YOU have to PAY for them with taxes or go to jail

    THATS THE COMMUNIST DEMOCRAT WAY

    heres the OFFICIAL quote from U.S. Judge Learned Hand that INFURIATES the democrat communist leftists including obama:

    - Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes. -
    Judge Learned Hand, Helvering v. Gregory, 69 F.2d 809, 810-11 (2d Cir. 1934).

    look it up, thats an official ruling

    get off the koolaid communists!

  8. Could not fix it in three years, but they feel certain they can do it in 12 days.... What drugs are these idiots on??

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