It's new, it's now, say what you like, it's completely unfunded

Has anyone explained to the House Republicans that the Bush tax cuts are set to expire in December 2012, and that they can't extend them on their own? And since "taxing the rich" really doesn't by itself address the debt, simply letting those tax cuts expire while Boehner cries about whatever is defensible on policy grounds? And the 2012 election will be over, so politically it's not that bad?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-2 ... klein.html

slugsrbad's thread wasn't good enough for you?

jerseyhoya wrote:slugsrbad's thread wasn't good enough for you?

dude, this has arse in the title. It totally wins.

But his was made first so doc is tempting bad juju by making a second. And has a picture of Michelle Obama raising the roof.

Christie in hospital after shortness of breath

This vote today is going to be close, currently short one to three Republicans depending on what you read.

Reaching across the aisle to admit raising the roof is still awesome/hilarious

CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN

jerseyhoya wrote:slugsrbad's thread wasn't good enough for you?

....trending?

open letter to slugs: I looked up & down and did not recognize a successor to the pig latin politics thread. I probably should have looked for a pig-latin segue. Admins, there's still time to save us all; do your bidding.

No vote in the House until after the market closes.

o noes! When you run "posturing about the budget" thru badtranslator, it returns "Fire Budget"! FIRE!! zOMG TEH APOCALYPSE IS NIGH!!!

Everyone was assuming that the House bill would pass, but 25 Republicans are on record as being no votes or leaning no votes. That's not enough.

And Matheson and Boren for the Democrats are voting no(probably the only Dem votes that were still up in the air)

Chris Christie hospitalized for being fat

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/ ... ZZ20110728

Boehner threatening to terminate Jim Jordan's district if he continues to hold out.

As I see it, if the Democrats can explain to people that regardless of anything else, the Boehner bill will require going through this again soon, they will have the upper hand. I haven't seen any polls, but I bet if you asked the American people "would you like to see a repeat of the debt ceiling debate next year" you'd probably get upwards of 90% saying no.

Oh ffs I just watched this for two hours and now they're postponing the vote because Tom DeLay isn't alive anymore

Bhaha they're debating the naming of a post office in Illinois now

politics

john unleashed the beast and now can't handle it