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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:37 PM Original message |
This is the pragmatists versus the ideologues |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm against it because if it fails to stop the slide of the economy |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Why do so many think this bill was the magic bean that would grow a new economy? |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. It doesn't grow a new economy |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Keeps it from collapsing for how long? |
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percussivemadness (733 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. would you care to elaborate your reasoning? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Here's my reasoning: |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Today we begin the recession we should have had in 2001. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I think everyone knows we HAVE been in a recession |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. No, you cannot lump "the left" with the GOP in this one. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Well, there were Democrats who did not vote for it |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. But enough Dems did vote for it. The amount that was promised to reach a compromise. n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Actually I will lump all ideologues together on this |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Fine, but the Dems were not being ideological: they put the votes they promised ... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Sorry, I like to deal with facts and reality |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Why apologize? I like to deal in reality and facts, too! Just as I did in my previous posts! n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Trying for a funny |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Oh, LOL! Hard to know today w/everything going to shit and we're can't to do a thing about it. n/t |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I think this does in fact prove that.. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Yes, I'm not saying that there are no ideologue Dems, but ... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Yep, they simply don't know how to be bipartisan.. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. For narcissists there really is only one person ... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. It isn't practical to hand gamblers more money. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. Glen Beck is an idoit that has just about eveything wrong. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I agree that Glenn Beck is an idiot who gets nothing right. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Glen Beck is an idoit that has just about eveything wrong. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. Perhaps Glen has job security? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. It doesn't have to go down if the pragmatists get their heads together |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
22. More like "those that know history" vs. "wishful thinkers" and thieves. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. "those that know history" vs. "wishful thinkers" and thieves." ! |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 06:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Obama is being "Carter-ized?" makes sense, many things are |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You don't know how badly I want to be able to argue with that assessment. |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I have hope. Daley Democrats are thugs themselves. |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
26. And no bold vultures who would rather kill than wait. n/t |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. Exactly |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. I think I'm a pragmatist. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
35. Oh yeah. Real pragmatic to risk critical hyperinflation to save Wall Street. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
37. What's your preference, folks? |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I don't think the inflation will be that bad |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
39. A pragmatist would fix the real problem before they mortgage their great-grandchild's' lives. |
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