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GOP Statement On The "Deal": Boehner Admits Defeat

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House Speaker Boehner explains in a statement how the GOP will keep fighting the good fight...

 

“The House has fought with everything it has to convince the president of the United States to engage in bipartisan negotiations aimed at addressing our country's debt and providing fairness for the American people under ObamaCare.  That fight will continue.

 

But blocking the bipartisan agreement reached today by the members of the Senate will not be a tactic for us

 

In addition to the risk of default, doing so would open the door for the Democratic majority in Washington to raise taxes again on the American people and undo the spending caps in the 2011 Budget Control Act without replacing them with better spending cuts.

 

With our nation's economy still struggling under years of the president's policies, raising taxes is not a viable option.

 

Our drive to stop the train wreck that is the president's health care law will continue.

 

We will rely on aggressive oversight that highlights the law's massive flaws and smart, targeted strikes that split the legislative coalition the president has relied upon to force his health care law on the American people.”

 

It seems like they are claiming victory since they saved us from a fate worse than death...

 

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Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:40 | 4061897 redpill
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Gutless prick.  Thanks for nothing, fuck off and never say a word again, you're utterly useless.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:44 | 4061919 azzhatter
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Was the martini sucking orangutang crying when he said this? Fuck You Boehner

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:49 | 4061956 Tortfeasor
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At least they can come back in six months and do it all again. Then cave in again, cry again, ask for more donations again, and lose more primaries again.
Only question I have - is there enough time left for the tea party to keep playing the long game?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:51 | 4061972 MillionDollarBogus_
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Is all posturing to make the other side look bad.

Now that the Tea Party is back in the news they need to keep making more noise.

Bon-Hur’s days may be numbered.

Does he wear the blue tie on the days he has a scheduled White House meeting..??

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:53 | 4061982 camaro68ss
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Closing bell, they will announce that they don’t have the votes!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:58 | 4062013 WarriorClass
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Armed Texans to meet at the Alamo Saturday, October 19th at 10:00am.

San Antonio Police Chief General William McManus Antonio de Padua Maria Severino Lopez de Santa Anna threatens to arrest Texans at the Alamo for execising their constitutional rights:

http://americandictators.blogspot.com/2013/10/san-antonio-police-chief-s...

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:56 | 4062298 El Oregonian
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Like it was told to Santana before: "Come and take it!"

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:46 | 4062485 Herd Redirectio...
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And before that, it was: Molon labe.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:15 | 4062599 Mark Urbo
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Fuck Boehner !   Damn RINO traitor !!!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:00 | 4062030 akak
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If I ever run into that sun-baked prick on the street, I am going to kick him squarely in the vagina.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:05 | 4062050 Fundies
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If I ever run into that sun-baked prick on the street, I am going to kick him squarely in the vagina. "

 

You can't miss akak.......he's a cunt from head to toes.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:55 | 4061995 Stoploss
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Did Boehner say what Reid's cock tasted like???

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:58 | 4062014 azzhatter
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Was he blowing Reid during the press conference, after or before? Was there the usual load of jizm on his cheeks? What a pathetic excuse for a human being, a shitstain on America. Fuck you Boehner

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:59 | 4062309 max2205
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Boener...go away you ignorant slut

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:03 | 4062038 ForWhomTheTollBuilds
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And so the complete and utter cave-in is complete.

 

Now we must beat the Republicans down like beta dogs so that the alpha dogs can on with their work just as we should have done to Obama if he had caved.

 

Either side would have driven America off the cliff in the end.  Lets take the option that gets us there quicker and start thinking about how to rebuild.  All this partisan infighting is wasting valuable resources we will wish we had when the time comes.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:18 | 4062121 McMolotov
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Headline:

Evil Party Defeats Stupid Party

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 19:02 | 4062809 Nobody For President
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Or visa-versa.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:06 | 4062336 max2205
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Don't forget that E I E I O McConnell is the one to knive us 1st

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:16 | 4062602 Oldwood
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There is no rebuild. The assholes that are taking this down will not just leave once the destruction is complete. They will rule on and enforce whatever it is they choose upon us. This is a crisis, remember? Desperate times will call for even more desperate measures. Remember how we have to suspend our constitutional laws in order to save them? If we let this thing go down much further, there will be no recovery, just prolonged agony. This is not some checkers game that we can wipe the board and start over and as dreamy as it sounds to revert back to ye olden days of cooking with fire and such, I think the real world will be much more like "The Walking Dead" scenario. Hungry eaters everywhere, some wearing uniforms and some in rags, but everyone wanting what you got. And the assholes that made sure this happened will be nowhere to be found. So stop hoping for an end and if you just can't help it, do it quitely in your room. I hope you go peacefully.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 19:42 | 4062924 ForWhomTheTollBuilds
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Your vision of the future strikes me as "uniquely American" in that it is one of "if I don't get my way the human race falters and all is lost forever".  If anyone can make the Walking Dead scenario come true it is the US, I'll give you that.  A people itching for a reason to panic.

 

But its a big world out there.  Ive seen nations win their independance from faltering empires and no one even owned a gun.  There are actually a million ways things could go and just as many places if you don't like how things are shaking out where you are.

 

Just a thought

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:43 | 4062249 ForWhomTheTollBuilds
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You may recall that going into this charade, the public had already indicated they would blame republicans by a wide margin if a deal wasn't reached.

 

So now, the media can "correctly" reassure the public that the Repubs created a huge panic for no reason other than their own vanity and "ideological weirdness".  It's gonna be hard to sell the average American that the repubs have anything of value to offer now. 

 

 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:57 | 4062289 all-priced-in
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"Did Boehner say what Reid's cock tasted like???"

 

I bet it tastes like Obama's asshole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:28 | 4062645 akak
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Well, I sure as Hell know what Boner's cock tastes like ... just like chicken.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 22:40 | 4063534 all-priced-in
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Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:40 | 4062234 davinci7_gis
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I hope they do come back and drop the market again.  It will give us all another opportunity to buy moar!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:17 | 4062081 Landrew
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That's BONER to you Sir!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:45 | 4061920 BaBaBouy
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RESIGN Bitch...

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:46 | 4061941 Zer0head
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and that applies to Cruz  as well (as in resign the GOP)

or stand up and follow thru

 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:19 | 4062614 Oldwood
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Cruz can't stop anything without the votes. This is what democracy looks like...right before it eats our ass!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 19:33 | 4062907 IndyPat
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Want to feel really defeated?
Watch as Cruz now champions Immigration Reform.
I've heard him speak on it before and I think many people misunderstand him on this issue. He will be crucial to ramming it through.
May as well just get it over with.
I fully expect Chalky to be on every channel tonight showing off his new General Gaddafi style uniform complete with 400 metals and Aviator Mirror shades.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:45 | 4061926 Bunker Boy
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Make's one wonder what a lack of a spine characterizes by a "the good fight".

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:54 | 4061988 Spaceman Spiff
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This!  Harry Reid blocks a few dozen bills no problem.  No funding for vets.  No funds for Cancer kids.  No death benefits for soldiers.  All ok.

 

Boehner can't block this?   f'n pussy.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:19 | 4062124 timspawn
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He's a fucking nadless wonder.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:23 | 4062392 Gringo Viejo
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Boner Cries as America Dies.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:41 | 4061902 PartysOver
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BULL!!!!!!!!!!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:41 | 4061905 ultraticum
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Next announcement:  his new job at Gold in Sacks.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:42 | 4061907 Spastica Rex
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Victory meant raising taxes. They just figured that out.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:58 | 4062009 Joe Davola
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Do we still get higher taxes with defeat, or do we call them "fees", "occupational priviledge's" or "levy's"?

Yes, I made "air quote" gestures for each item.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:08 | 4062070 BeansBulletsBandaids
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+1 for using air quotes

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:43 | 4061910 the not so migh...
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And they think hard why they loose elections.  You can't be pro bailout and pretend your something else

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:46 | 4061939 slotmouth
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Americans on both sides unanimously opposed bailouts.  So why do we keep getting bailouts?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:50 | 4061957 the not so migh...
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they get to launder some of the bailout money back to themselves??  i think we both know. 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:59 | 4062017 Joe Davola
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The Americans on the third side (Washington, DC), were not part of your unanimous coalition.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:43 | 4061911 Stoploss
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WHATEVER YOU FUCKING PANSIES....

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:43 | 4061912 CrashisOptimistic
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BTW has anyone heard what the spending level is under the new CR?  Did it bust the Sequester?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:49 | 4061950 NoDebt
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Don't know, but if they didn't do it this time, they will for sure next time.  Time for the R's to do a little "spreading the wealth around" of their own to buy their way out of the hole they just dug for themselves.

All that hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth for what in return?  Nothing.  Literal zero.  Great negotiating skills.  Way to hang tough, guys.

Thu, 10/17/2013 - 11:17 | 4065056 Maverick Ninefingers
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It wasn't a total waste... 400,000 government workers got a paid 2 week vacation.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:30 | 4062416 Landrew
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That's why they call it a continuing resolution, zero change in spending and appropriations.  

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:45 | 4061921 phoolish
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Loser

 

Not that I care about the red/blue roadshow, but if the reds keep him as "their leader" after this ... more theatre.

 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:45 | 4061923 stormsailor
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yeah, yeah,  whatever.  why didn't he close down the house?  to afraid of the heat from the liberals? 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:15 | 4062104 matinee55
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lib networks dude including fox which is now selling out

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:45 | 4061930 JR
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House Speaker John Boehner already is out in the public square saying "we fought the good fight, we just didn't win."

The bottom line is the Republicans had a majority in the House of Representatives, the constitutional body that pays the bills, and they are selling out under Boehner to Nancy Pelolsi to fund Obamcare, the largest wealth transfer measure in history.

Beohner was the Republican leader; he has no business serving as Speaker of the House if he can’t provide the leadership when he had the majority to stop Obamacare.

The full base of the Republican Party coast to coast was literally shouting to stop it with polls showing the majority of Americans were opposed to Obamacare; and yet this Republican leader of the House of Representative was unable to lead.

These Boehner/McConnell Republicans funded Obamacare. There is no way they can make the excuse that they didn’t have the votes. The fact is, they didn’t have the stomach to go against their banker masters, to even flirt with creating a stock market plunge. They chose Wall Street and crony capitalism over the welfare of the American people.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:05 | 4062045 Bay of Pigs
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Boehner and the GOP give empty suits a bad name.

ZHers had this one nailed weeks and months ago. It went down exactly as many said it would. Total sellout just in the nick of time.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:51 | 4062512 Herd Redirectio...
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Hell, here at ZH we predicted there would be no shutdown, and sure enough, how many workers are actually still furloughed?  Most of the gov't machinery kept chugging, which essentially equates to 'no shutdown', or at best, minimal shutdown.

Not to mention when we predicted 'no taper', although in that case the community thought for credibility they would have to taper for a month or so.  Ha, credibility, who needs it?  Certainly not the world reserve currency, which is backed by...

Ummm....  Pretty sure that Syria showed that the Armed Forces won't fight more foreign wars, so thats not it...

Petrodollar?  All those currency swaps, and gold for oil, this one is looking tenuous as well.

Full faith and credit of the US government?  Ha, don't make me laugh!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:13 | 4062100 matinee55
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politics over principals, self protection over principals, traitors. I'd call them leftist pansies posing as repubs.  You are left with one parfty rule in America headed by the anti Christ

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:20 | 4062128 spine001
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Completely true, I already wrote to my house representative that we will be watching closely how he votes in this topic in our district, if he votes for the deal he will be out come next election. We need to uncover all the traitors to the Republican party, it is not Boehner alone.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:11 | 4062357 donsluck
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The House may write the appropriations but they still have to get the Senate and President to sign it. If you write one YOU KNOW WILL FAIL you are not doing your job (negotiation). Closing down the government under the condition of a minority power is stupid. The Reps risked it all to make a point and lost. They will spriral down the drain.

As for the ACA, it lost my support when Obama negotiated away the public option.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:46 | 4061933 Spastica Rex
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Actually, can we just lay this whole Red Team vs. Blue Team: Battle for AMERICA!!! show to a rest, now? Put something else on the tube?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:14 | 4062102 NotApplicable
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No doubt. It's embarrasing to see so many on these threads who actually believe there was any real battle going on. Then again, given they're statists, what else can one expect?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:18 | 4062120 NOTaREALmerican
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Re:  Then again, given they're statists, what else can one expect?

The most fierce battles (besides the ones for the best Imaginary Friend, of course) are the socialists fighting the fascists.

Why, it's almost like they are using the same part of the brain that the people with Imaginary Friend OCD do.  

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:46 | 4061934 vote_libertaria...
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Boehner:  "We caved on everything....WE WIN!!!"

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:46 | 4061935 kchrisc
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Is it time for the guillotines yet?!

How long would it realistically take to guillotine 535? Any ideas?!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:49 | 4061951 slotmouth
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When I'm chopping carrots, I like to line them up side-by-side and then get them all with one chop.  It really speeds up the process.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:33 | 4062434 Zé Cacetudo
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In 1909, "the triple execution [of the chauffeurs de la Drôme] took exactly 6 minutes."

http://boisdejustice.com/History/History.html

(Search for "Drome" on that page and you'll see all the details and pictures.)

Certainly there are a few people in DC that could use such a close shave from the national razor.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:46 | 4061936 Jethro
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Dear GOP. Fuck you! You are all a bunch of spineless Tories.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:23 | 4062153 spine001
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We need to use the opportunity to identify the traitors and campaign against them come next election and support the Patriots. Remember that they have even sent them the IRS after them. Lets give them a good fight in the polls.

Thu, 10/17/2013 - 00:15 | 4063917 kchrisc
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No ill will intended, but anyone familiar with Ron Paul's campaign and how it and the 'voters' were treated would find your comment hilarious.

Besides, participating in a criminal 'system' is not a good moral choice.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:46 | 4061940 kevinearick
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Stupid Economics: Equal Empire Rights

Empire seeks an equal right to labor productivity cultivated with middle class peer pressure and confirmed by legacy capital law. Now, it has an equal right to nothing, labor productivity within the empire.

Empire reserves the right to change its mind, defined by scholars employed to plead its case, but the door swings both ways. Consume it all.

Empire convinced America to accept its mantle, to continue extorting participation among legacy populations, but that does not oblige the rest of us to be stupid as well, regardless of who holds the bully pulpit hostage in DC.

Empire cooks the books until it can’t; it’s as simple as that. Pick a monetary theory and spin the wheel. Prizes go up as participation goes down. Keep raising those rents at the turnstile as corporate tourists pass through with their entitlement credits, until you can’t.

Empire wants you to believe life is a one-way blind alley from which you may not escape. Its money is like toilet paper; treat it accordingly. Don’t discount labor with rent, especially your own, and expect not to be held captive by stupid.

Anything can be money. Only you can give it value. The middle class is to labor as financial engineering is to silver, a lever built to snap. What are you being paid to buy, with credit inflation?

Why would you pay a grower $100k/yr cash and a free McMansion on the hill for an unnecessary drug, who pays you $25k/yr minus $800/mo rent on a ghetto alley house and food inflated by the same real estate ponzi, to deliver his food? That is pretty f-ing stupid.

That is the State of California, a ‘victim’ of its own technology, Facebook Real Estate valuation, demanding more equal rights. By all means, keep buying that crap wine and all the other crap products that launder the compounded money back to Wells Fargo. The value of the dollar for Warren Buffet is the stupidity of the users it controls, paying first responders to organize the drug trade and lecture their children on drug use in school.

Which is the dumber crook – the Fed, Warren Buffet/Wells Fargo, the grower selling pot at $500/ounce, or the pot buyer surrendering a year’s purchasing power? The criminals are parents failing to provide their children with a basic understanding of economics before handing them over to the State for indoctrination.

Keep chasing that money, and declare war on labor. The US Supreme Court defined corporate property as a person with bankruptcy privilege, outlawed labor with Family Law, shredding the mythology of the US Constitution, and now the machine is devouring the middle class, big surprise, like that is not a common feature of common law in every empire. Try, try again monetary nazis.

Labor is always paid; the only question is interest and penalties. Electronics cannot be secured, nor can a house or any other building. Insurance is a lie. Look at all the money being poured into NSA Spyquarters, which can’t be secured. Demanding more equality is pretty damn stupid given that there is only one 2 on the number line and the empire cannot add 2 and 2 to get 4. Your home is where your heart is; careful with whom you entrust it.

The proton must shield itself with a neutron. If you bear tangent to the proton, the neutron must bear around, temporarily shielding each from the other, when value may be altered. 2 minus -2 is 4.

I don’t need my kids to beat these morons; they drop the bombs I design for them on each other, competing for control. If you do not want to evacuate empire gravity, that is your business. The more clone control devices in line, the greater the resonance. When you wire around this crap with ac, to give yourself a new dimension of channels, leave the dc a channel to compute itself.

The ship turns on how you choose to define your self. Employ time effectively, or sell yourself short, as you wish. Legacy capital breeds the middle class on technology to consume power under its control, and fails every time. There is nothing wizardry about Wall Street. Main Street wants to be fooled, until it can no longer avoid the bill.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:35 | 4062217 shovelhead
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Dude, you're like...rambling... on and on...

Pass that shit over here.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:19 | 4062379 akarc
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"Main Street wants to be fooled,"

yeah but its some pretty good rambling.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:16 | 4062601 Herd Redirectio...
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"the bombs I design"

Are you talking financial derivatives or the kinetic military action-type?

Thu, 10/17/2013 - 13:41 | 4065748 kevinearick
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if you look, you will see both...

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:50 | 4062505 Blano
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I haven't smoked pot in 25 years but after reading this I might just have to find me some.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:04 | 4062561 NeedtoSecede
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Other than some second-hand smoke, I have never smoked pot (really), but after reading that, I may also have to find some.  Wow, just reading that post may have given me a buzz...

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:16 | 4062593 akak
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It is almost like reading a post by AnAnonymous, but just substituting random words for his oft-repeated "citizenism".

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:47 | 4061943 RockRiver
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Spin, spin, spin.......

 

You fucking caved and that's all there is to it.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:47 | 4061944 thismarketisrigged
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fuck u bohener. all u needed to do was stand your fucking ground and we could have had our 2nd lehman type moment, or maybe even worse.

 

instead you fucking cave to those fucking democratic piece of shits and still try to pretend you got what you wanted?

 

this shit is absurd. you should have just fucking let us default, and the entire system would be wiped out, bankers maybe would have been jailed ( ok that maybe taking it to far)and america would become a much better country in the future.

 

instead, you cave, we are now going to have to deal with the same shit in a few months again, and now who the fuck is going to take you seriously then when you have caved not once but twice in the past 2 major negotiations?

 

fuck you bohener, you had a chance to be a hero, instead you became a coward

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:13 | 4062365 akarc
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Boner a Hero?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:20 | 4062385 donsluck
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Huh? That's like cursing the military for not nuking Vietnam. The Reps have this creed that government is the problem. It's as if an Engineer were to say calculations are bullshit. Why would you hire that Engineer? Why would you vote for a party that maintains they are the problem? And when you do, they proceed to prove they are the problem.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:44 | 4062715 Oldwood
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All conservative politicians are trapped in statest feedback loop where they must obtain power in order to minimize it. We needed the technological power to harness nuclear power so we could control it...and ended up with a bomb. For conservatives to be successful they must be willing to eliminate their own jobs to achieve their ideals. Some are, most are not. And as you say they cannot win. The republican party has become less about ideology and more about resistance. Their structure cannot eliminate itself, but it looks at what a progressive would do, and say's "we'll do half". The progressives have reinforced this concept by pushing the perception that receiving half of what they want is compromise. Of course next year it is half again and we end up with the progressive slip that has now turned into a landslide. But it is exactly opposite of your analogy. Republicans are not ignoring the facts, they are not ignoring the calculations. They have mastered the calculations to stay in office and in power while overseeing the dissolution of the very things they supposedly believe in. They fully understand that in our world it is he who is perceived as saving us, providing for us and blaming others for ever single personal failure, that will ultimately succeed. Cruz knew he could not win this battle alone. His hope was to stir enough awareness and public support to give his fellow republicans a spine. They warned him. They did not believe it would happen...and it seems it has not. But, if every single republican loses their seat because of this, I am OK with it. I do not want to see what will happen to us if this happens, but we all know it is inevitable. I want to go down swinging, not hiding in my closet making excuses or talking about what should have been done.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 19:42 | 4062926 SDShack
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It's much simpler than what you wrote. The bottom line is absolute power corrupts absolutely... and what we have in Washington DC is absolute power... on both sides. The root cause of this is unending special interest money that drowns out all voices and votes of the people. Their millions of $$ is much more powerful than the millions of votes. Like you say, both sides have figured out how to stay in power.... it's catering to lobbyist money and giving lip service to voters, and it's the power that is corrupting even the best intentions. Just look at how fast a so-called Conservative transforms into a RINO after they get to Washington. It takes less then a year. There is no hope for change. Hope & Change was nothing but Hoax & Chains for the dumbcrats, and the same can be said of the repugs. We have about one generation left, at most, before the great unexpected collapse that everyone knows is coming will happen and usher in a NWO. The only unknown is how many billions will die. I shudder at the world my 2 year old grandson will come to age in.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:47 | 4061945 FuzzyDunlop21
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  • REUTERS: IMPOTENT BONER LIMPS BACK INTO OBSCURITY UNTIL NEXT FISCAL CLIFF DEBATE
Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:55 | 4061955 Bryan
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You only get a couple chances like this to really take a stand and force a decision.  The 'drive to stop' Obamacare will not continue.  It just ended today. 

 

Your option was to throw yourself on your own sword and take one for the team.  You failed.  "Bipartisan" crap like this is what got us into the mess in the first place.  We don't need bipartisanship, we need people who believe in hard work, accepting responsibility, being accountable for their decisions, service to others and their country and self-sacrifice.  We don't need people who know how to get elected and then stay in office over and over.

 

Here's the Boy Scout Oath, maybe you remember it, I know I do:

"On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight."

 

Here's the Scout Law, maybe you remember it, I know I do:

"A Scout is:

  • Trustworthy,
  • Loyal,
  • Helpful,
  • Friendly,
  • Courteous,
  • Kind,
  • Obedient,
  • Cheerful,
  • Thrifty,
  • Brave,
  • Clean,
  • and Reverent."
Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:06 | 4062054 NOTaREALmerican
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Re;  Here's the Boy Scout Oath

I know this will be big shock to ya, but Boy Scouts don't run the world; sociopaths do.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:20 | 4062126 Bryan
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I know you're joking, but the point was that something simple and elegant used to be held up as an honorable achievement.  To be trustworthy, loyal, courteous, kind, etc. were qualities that were valued and instilled into some of the culture from a young age.  These people who were instilled with those values (not just Boy Scouts per se) we hoped would become the next generation's leaders, using those values to lead honorably and admirably.  It may be naive to think that we want this kind of person in places of leadership, but that's what I would like to see.  However, I don't think these qualities are as highly regarded in our culture as they need to be in order to produce leaders who have the character qualities I mentioned.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:23 | 4062150 Protokletos
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Those ideals hold true and close until the boys from the banks get to them...

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:36 | 4062221 NOTaREALmerican
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Re;  I know you're joking

I think you need to pick up a copy of "Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America "

I think you'll find that leaders have always been sociopaths and they have always been screwing the dumbasses for fun and profit.

The railroads were built (from 1860's through 1890's) with the same scams that are going on today, sociopaths using Other People's Money to enrich themselves and their cronies.

It's a funny world Bryan,  but the assholes really do win.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:01 | 4062319 Bryan
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I'm afraid you are right, but hope there is still hope.  ;-)  It's not easy living through a revolution I guess.  Who would have ever thought it would happen in America?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:12 | 4062359 akarc
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Those that understand Karma.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:10 | 4062356 akarc
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So sad yet so true. Even the founding fathers sold their souls to the devil for slavery.  Then we crowned ourselves God's chosed to perform atrocities under Maifest Destiny. And on and on and on till some one said hey, if we put enough money into the lie we can get people to beleive anything thus the birth of the Tea Party. 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:49 | 4062748 Oldwood
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There is something severely broken about a concept that everyone in power is corrupt yet we cannot defeat this corruption because any power structure we create to defeat it is also corrupt. What is left us?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:50 | 4061958 PivotalTrades
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Boehner should hang himself. No wonder the Dems win and their ideas rule. If you cant stand up against communism (ObamaCare) then when can you. What a bunch of losers. Take the money ans run. Dems like Obama, (Akins) willing to blow up Capitol building. These Republican sissies cant take the heat. We are doomed.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:23 | 4062395 donsluck
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Get a clue. Obamacare is not communist, it's fascist. There is no public option, it makes it illegal to not by private insurance.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 20:28 | 4063101 Whatta
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don't know who junked you, but you are spot on. it is totally fascist.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:50 | 4061962 Fogey
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See you all in february!

 

;)

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:52 | 4061973 SteveGennisonBa...
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I'm from Ohio, and that's my Boner! My boner!  The show is finally over, sigh.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:32 | 4062427 monad
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Cut your losses

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:52 | 4061976 JLee2027
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Coward, coward, coward. Shame!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:52 | 4061977 lolmao500
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That SOB needs to hang.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:53 | 4061978 roadhazard
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Boehner and the Tea Partay are so dreamy. <3

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:53 | 4061980 undercover brother
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Is this something.   Boehner gets Bernanke off the top rung as # 1 douchebag in america. 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:54 | 4061983 SillySalesmanQu...
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Someone always has to be "sacrficed" for these public shows, and The Tan Man was given up to the "gods" as per ritual.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:19 | 4062615 Herd Redirectio...
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Ritual is about the best word for it.  Kudos.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:54 | 4061986 undercover brother
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Ted Cruz for Speaker!  Fuck ya!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:59 | 4062022 Handful of Dust
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My guess is Ted Cruz or that Indian guy from La will run for presidnet next election. The Repugnicans need a substantial change ([as do the Dems].

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 19:51 | 4062948 SDShack
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Cruz and Jingle will run, but they won't get nominated. It will be Chris Cristie and some hispanic RINO.... mostly likely Rubio. On the Dumbcrat side it will be Hitlery and some Southern Blue Dog that talks conservative but is just another closet liberal... like Manchin. Bet on it. There will never be another stong principled leader because the SYSTEM won't allow it. That could only happen after revolution, or military coup... and probably not even then.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:56 | 4062526 Dr. No
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Well, he would need to resign from the senate and then run for election in the house.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:55 | 4061992 Fundies
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DOW at 16500 by Xmas.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:27 | 4062173 venturen
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I was thinking Friday.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:55 | 4061994 Debt Slave
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P R I N T   M O A R !

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:56 | 4062002 Goggles Pisano
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Some positives here; 1) if you were on the fence before, you can now officially stop supporting the Whig, sorry, Republican Party, 2) you can focus the attention on defeating any GOP Senate and House member who voted for this debacle and c) you can officially join the Libertarian Party.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:02 | 4062035 NOTaREALmerican
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Re; you can officially join the Libertarian Party

Git yer hands off my Medicare you commy Libertarians,  I'm ENTITLED to all the hip replacements surgeries I need.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:25 | 4062403 donsluck
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ENTITLED because I already paid for it.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:21 | 4062623 Herd Redirectio...
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This is the problem, boomers actually think that money they paid to the gov't, in the form of SS, medicare, etc is there waiting for them, and they 'deserve' to get back what is rightfully theirs.

Newsflash.  You were robbed, now you are advocating robbing other people to return what is yours to you.

My suggestion, find out who robbed you, and go after them, not the low-hanging fruit.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:53 | 4062773 Oldwood
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Demonstrating why you should never, ever depend on any other living soul to provide for your welfare, healthcare or peace of mind. Buy a fucking gun and defend what is yours, cause once its gone you will likely never see it again. 60 years old and seeing clearly whats written on the wall.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:15 | 4062109 booboo
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So you still think you can vote your way to freedom eh?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:30 | 4062161 NOTaREALmerican
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Re;  vote your way to freedom eh

 

Come on, lighten up.   What's better than the fantasy of a warrior (with the Boy Scout oath in is right pocket) swinging the Righteous Sword of Libertarian Justice, riding up the steps of the Capital and slaying the evil socialists (which is pretty much most of the country) who ruined Ayn Rand's favorite country.

You could almost make a movie out of that fantasy.

Cue:  OldFart in Medicare motorscooter:   Git away from me you goddamn commy Libertarian, I ENTITLED to this here govment motorscooter because medicare isn't socialism.  Didn't they teach you nothing 'bout commies and socialists in school ?!

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:00 | 4062314 akarc
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All this finger pointing and blame. They are all corrupt and the reason they can be so is because we are to corrupt to get off our asses and remove the corrupt son of a bitches.

Did anyone ever believe Boner?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:56 | 4062004 Handful of Dust
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BoneHer needs a new penile implant. The one he has stinks.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:58 | 4062012 22winmag
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Bring back... gasp... Tom DeLay.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 15:59 | 4062019 markar
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I guess this means theDems take back the house next year. Imagine how wonderful life will the brain trust of Pelosi, Reid, Obama, and Yellen running things(into the ground)

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:28 | 4062177 lolmao500
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The sooner this bitch goes down, the better.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 19:53 | 4062957 SDShack
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Vallerie Jarret runs the world.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:00 | 4062027 docj
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It's been kinda lonely here in History's ash-bin. We'll look forward to seeing you soon, GOP.

Love,

The Whigs

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:03 | 4062037 orangegeek
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Boner is going to get fired soon.  He can have a good cry afterward.

 

But T-Bills have been rocketing in the last few days - cost of money is going up Barry.

 

Let's see who wins - bonds or stocks.  hmmmmmm.....godzilla meets bambi

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:59 | 4062798 Oldwood
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YOU kidding? Who the fuck else will want the job after he leaves? They are looking at Cruz and Co and trying to decide where they can bury their bodies. They hate him for exposing their retarded milk toast,go along to get along (and happen to keep my gravy job) bullshit. They would burn him publicly at the stake if they could. You think they have reinforced their already limp dick perceptions? Boner will have no contest for his job, besides, he is the best cryer they have and what better skills do you need for continued defeat? Is he French?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:05 | 4062046 Tenshin Headache
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Here's hoping that fight will continue under new leadership in the House.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:05 | 4062048 matinee55
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hey man, endless free shit for everyone in North America, print magical fairy godfather print, spend gov spend, debt is not relevant.  print godfather print.  losers those responsible people.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:06 | 4062051 John McCloy
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  Such a sudden turn of events  from a few days ago after his supposed refusal to back down...me thinks the purpose of the NSA strikes again and has collected some VERY NIFTY EMBARASSING dirt on Boehner that he had no desire to see the light of day. And that is the inherent danger of unlimited spying by our goverment and that it can be potentially used for blackmail. 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:08 | 4062066 the not so migh...
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i am thinking your right, a deal he couldn't resist was made "off the record" 

 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:12 | 4062092 NOTaREALmerican
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Re:  a deal he couldn't resist was made "off the record" 

Wow, looks like there's no hope then.   With the NSA running things, the democratic process has be offically shut down.

Oh well,  hasn't worked very well if the only thing it got us was 60+ of increasing debt and socialist scams.   

Maybe we need to try a Monarchy again.

Anybody want to run for King?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 17:10 | 4062354 Tsar Pointless
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How about a Tsar?

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:08 | 4062067 NOTaREALmerican
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Re;  And that is the inherent danger of unlimited spying by our goverment and that it can be potentially used for blackmail. 

That's the problem with Big-Gov scams.  One Team starts a scam and then the other Team gets in there an uses it for their own purposes.

But,  everybody seems to love socialism.   Look at Medicare Part D.   

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:06 | 4062055 ForWhomTheTollBuilds
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Boener, weeping, falls to his knees...

 

Obama unzips...

 

See ya'll in three months...

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:09 | 4062075 knicks3005
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FUCK YOU BOEHNER. Go suck Reids dick and tell your turkey neck having, snapping turtle looking motherfucker McConnell to go fuck himself too. 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:12 | 4062089 Quantum Nucleonics
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What a wimp.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:12 | 4062090 CosmicDebris
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This gives them all a few more months to drum up a war, since the last attempt failed not so long ago.  Kick that can, distract and then invade, and save the fall of the dollar for another day.  Wicked fucking people.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:16 | 4062110 Oldballplayer
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Fucking pussy.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:21 | 4062130 tarsubil
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Getting upset about this is like getting upset about who won the WWF title match or the conclusion of a "reality show". It is all just a sham. I'll be happy when the stage starts on fire and the actors run around looking for their lines.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:21 | 4062133 BullyBearish
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The outcome was always certain: damage and diminish the Tea Party, those nuts who stand up for middle class Americans

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:54 | 4062291 akarc
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Those nuts that are financed by Big Money and eat the lie. The Tea Party damaged itself.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:22 | 4062134 ebworthen
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"Pulling a Boehner" should become a part of the lexicon for a cowardly retreat or tucking tail and running this year.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:22 | 4062141 JmanSilver.Gold
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biggest most worthless fucking cunt ever.  Boner.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:23 | 4062156 JmanSilver.Gold
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No more 'French rifle'.  Its now the Boehner rifle.  Never picked up, let alone dropped or fired.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:23 | 4062157 ponyboy96
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Bye bye Boehner.  You just ended your career.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:24 | 4062160 matinee55
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politics over principals, self protection over principals, traitors. I'd call them leftist pansies posing as repubs.  You are left with one party rule in America headed by the anti Christ

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:28 | 4062179 Rand Mises Hayek
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It is quite obvious that McConnell and Boehner both work for the Communist Socialist Party. They are good at giving us the illusion of choice.

Fact: Most people are against Obamacare

Fact: Most people were against raising the debt ceiling

Fact: The House of Rep. controls the purse strings for the country

Fact: The House of Treason just gave Stalin, oops, Mao a credit card with no limit. Talk about representing the people !! There will be a special place in HELL for these nimrods. 

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:43 | 4062246 NOTaREALmerican
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Re;  Mao a credit card with no limit.

 

Hey hey hey,  I'll have you know that LOTS of people are living real well looting the government with their own favorite Crony-Socialist scam: Big-Ag, Big-MIC, Big-Road, Big-Water, Big-Airport, Big-Energy, Big-Ed, Big-House, Big-Fin, Big-OldFart, Big-OldFartHealthcare, Big-AntiDrug, & Big-PoliceState.  (You don't happen to know any of them do ya?)

Life is about running scams on dumbasses.    If you don't have your own scam, then I'd suggest that you join the 50% of the rest of the country who IS getting Big-Gov loot from the dumbass taxpayers.    

When over 50% of the country is getting socialist loot that means you've got a socialist society.   Get with the program and start enjoying life.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 16:50 | 4062277 akarc
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Do you have facts to back up your facts?  And no "because Rush said so" won't work.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 18:14 | 4062596 Not Goldman Sachs
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I doubt most sheeple were against raising the debt ceiling, and I seriously doubt most are against baroma care. Data or hyperbole?  The sheeple DID vote for baroma care. No pain now...kick that can...

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