The Tea Party Way, Governing By Extortion - Page 41

donquixote99 · #**401** 10-10-2013, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by icenine

BIggest political crisis since Watergate?

They need to just end it now...waiting and stalling will hurt everyone just more.

I'd say so. The Clinton impeachment was a bad time, but never really threatened to succeed.

bobabode · #**402** 10-10-2013, 10:46 PM

Here are some good examples of what the Teapublican shutdown has accomplished.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...df5_story.html

bobabode · #**403** 10-10-2013, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BeamOn

Two words back at you Bob, tax cuts.

More or less and where?

finnbow · #**404** 10-11-2013, 12:05 AM

The GOP and Tea Party are just digging their graves deeper. Hopefully, they won't take the nation with them.

icenine · #**405** 10-11-2013, 12:22 AM

Mike Lee of Utah was certainly stupid by following Cruz

Seems like the United States Government is a very large employer there.
Put you own constituency out of work.

What the hell is going on?

Odd that the Red States receive more in Federal moneys but elect people who hate government.

BlueStreak · #**406** 10-11-2013, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by icenine

Mike Lee of Utah was certainly stupid by following Cruz

Seems like the United States Government is a very large employer there.
Put you own constituency out of work.

What the hell is going on?

Odd that the Red States receive more in Federal moneys but elect people who hate government.

From;

"The Party is Over; How the Democrats became Useless and the Republicans Lost their Minds"---Mike Lofgren

In this book, there is a list of "Tea Party Terms and Their Definitions" My favorite is this;

"True Patriot; Someone who loves America, but hates the people who live there."

Dave

donquixote99 · #**407** 10-11-2013, 07:54 AM

Ha! A variation on 'I love mankind, it's people I can't stand.'

Either way, it's basically a problem with abstractions. It's just a mistake to 'love' big abstract ideas--'mankind,' 'America,' etc.

Now loving the Cardinals is OK, but it's a mistake to love the Chicago Cubs....

HatchetJack · #**408** 10-11-2013, 08:08 AM

"Odd that the Red States receive more in Federal moneys but elect people who hate government."

Ice, has is ever occurred to you that maybe just maybe we are against welfare corruption? Mostly
just the inner cities and a few isolated counties vote blue.

Rajoo · #**409** 10-11-2013, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

The GOP and Tea Party are just digging their graves deeper. Hopefully, they won't take the nation with them.

“To destroy is easier than to create, and that is why so many people are ready to demonstrate against what they reject. But what would they say if one asked them what they wanted instead?”

― Ivan Klíma, Love and Garbage

finnbow · #**410** 10-11-2013, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by HatchetJack

"Odd that the Red States receive more in Federal moneys but elect people who hate government."

Ice, has is ever occurred to you that maybe just maybe we are against welfare corruption? Mostly
just the inner cities and a few isolated counties vote blue.

Are you hereby implying that everybody but 'Baggers actually like welfare corruption?