Congratulations America!

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Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

You did it!

You got what you wanted. You insured that you will have several more decades, at best, of corporate profit over people.

Wasn't that the Dem plan too, but new and improved?

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

... Our country is doomed. ...

...But Republicans will have power! And that's all that matters. They will continue to build a system that benefits only the most wealthy members of our society all the while convincing the middle class that they are on their side- hey, they drive trucks! ...

Yeah, okay, a little over the top.

A little upset there Eddie?

And 60 votes in the Senate WAS power. Now 59. And the Dems sure didn't do anything for me.

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

.. We're only one country, soon to be added to the ash-heap of history. Progress will continue to progress with our without America. We'll fall further and further behind every year until we're entirely irrelevant. Ah, but our taxes will be low.

Impossible! Taxes won't be low - we've got a lot of debt.

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Fellers, fellers...Come on. It AIN'T the end of the world. I have a strong feelin' the sun will come up this morning. So this one didn't work-Fine. Now we all need to sit down again, & try a little harder to come up w/something that WILL work, & be acceptable to everyone. I think we all know that something needs to be done-its just that the PERCEPTION of this plan & what it entailed just had too many people spooked. Politicians also need to be reminded every now & then that THEY work for US-not the other way around, & last night was a gentle nudge in that direction.

Once again Sandy I'm impressed at your sense of balance. But Wow. Wow. What an amazing time in politics. We'll have to try doubleplusgood to keep our heads, it'll be a hard time to be civil.

How long has it been since there's been a fistfight in Congress?

If you'll excuse me, I've got a country to ruin lol.

Pete