Amazin' how many people here are counting chickens before they hatch.

[Skidmore]

Heck, the eggs haven't been laid.

Breathe.

[Jefferson23]

1. What are you referring to exactly? n/t

[Johonny]

2. The flock that stay silent when the fox approaches

gets eaten

[newfie11]

7. LOL thats right!

[Skidmore]

24. A squawking flock doesn't necessarily scare a fox away.

[ThomWV]

3. Rational people survey their situation and prepare for the future

Do you think everything is rosy and all we have to do is lay down and shut up, just stand there with mouth agape and watch everything get better because of our lack of concern?

[Skidmore]

5. No, but the level of pure conjecture and

frothing and foaming over endless possible scenarios is obscuring the view. Bottom line is that none of us know what is going on now. Not a single one of us.

[Champion Jack]

6. +1,000

[jtown1123]

9. And that doesn't piss you off? The fact that they keep us in the dark is evidence we're getting

handed a steaming pile. The scenarios are there and we can and should cause a stink over the ones that we hate.

[SammyWinstonJack]

32. Exactly right! If they told the truth of what they are about to do and the

corporate whore media reported, there would be Hell to pay! And so they keep in the dark and feed us bullshit!

[EFerrari]

13. Being quiet while Important People decide your future is fine until you're five or so. n/t

[Skidmore]

17. Where do you get that from?

I didn't say that or imply it either.

[FSogol]

23. + 10,000 n/t

[Jefferson23]

26. But you're concerned, is that correct?

I will suggest that Bernie Sanders is not an individual who froths at the mouth. Since your OP was so vague,
I'm not sure who or what you're referring to here.

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[Skidmore]

30. Yes, I'm concerned and I have

voiced my concerns through various channels, including this one.

I do realize that everyone making public statements, including Bernie Sanders, is likely presenting a negotiating point. Meanwhile, back at the DU ranch, we are clairvoyant and know the text of the final bill already.

[Jefferson23]

39. Ok, n/t

[lunatica]

36. Thanks for the link

[Jefferson23]

40. You're welcome and thanks for signing. n/t

[tekisui]

29. There are not endless possible scenarios.

So far, every possible scenario presented has been dismal and disappointed. We have been given no indication that anything good is coming down the pike. Negotiations are starting from the wrong point and going in the wrong direction.

[hfojvt]

4. well when the gang of six lays a rotten egg on the public table

we expect a Democratic President to overturn that table and drive the money-changers out of the public temple. What we don't expect is for him to tell the public. "MMMM, look at that, eggs benedict (called as such because it is a proposal of traitors), get ready for a delicious meal."

Note to the gang of six, just because you have laid a rotten egg, does not mean you have made an omelette.

[jtown1123]

12. OMG this is hilarious...I have tears streaming down my face. Well done.

[fivepennies]

8. If your chickens each lay

one egg every damn day, its pretty easy to estimate how many eggs you'll end up with by the end of a given week. Some chicken farmer you'd make.

[Skidmore]

16. Doesn't mean that every egg will hatch a chicken, does it?

[fivepennies]

25. Planning is part of farming.

How many eggs to hatch, how many chickens to keep as layers and how many to kill and eat. Almost makes you wonder if we're been farmed.

[rucky]

10. I will try to be more passive.

my apologies.

[Bluenorthwest]

11. Advocate for a correct positioin, you say that is bad?

You favor silently awaiting the decision then accepting it, all without so much as saying what you, as an individual want, or would like to see? The entire electorate should do the same? Why? To avoid the shame of having advocated for the poor and sick?
Apathy is not the answer.

[jtown1123]

14. +1000

[Skidmore]

19. Advocating for a position is a very much different thing than

running about willy-nilly and hyperventilating. The difference is that the former implies that there is some focus while the latter promotes fear and confusion.

[damntexdem]

15. No, the eggs have long been laid, and they're rotten.

They're stinking up our future.

[elleng]

18. Indeed.

RIDICULOUS to expect negotiations to be held in public.

[Brickbat]

20. Oh, I'm not counting chickens. I'm holding Obama accountable, just like he said he wanted me to.

[Skidmore]

22. Really? Are you holding Congress accountable too?

Congress is the big chicken coop right now.

[October]

34. +1,000

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

21. There's a way to cut down on the conjecture. Televise the negotiations.

Let the people see "what's going on now" instead of hiding it behind closed doors.

Or, was a "transparent government" only a campaign slogan.

[SammyWinstonJack]

33. It was all just a campaign slogan. nt

[blindpig]

27. It's amazing how many people can't see the writing on the wall...

It is equally amazing how many will accept any mealy-mouthed explanation in order to avoid cognitive dissidence.

[bowens43]

28. The eggs have been laid

and Obama keeps tossing them up in the air......and he is one lousy juggler.

[lumberjack_jeff]

31. They're not chickens, they're Velociraptors.

and if you can't see the eggs encircling you, you're not paying attention.

[w4rma]

35. Smash the eggs before they hatch. (nt)

[Forkboy]

37. I like chickens better than ostriches.

:)

[lamp_shade]

38. Like you said, Skidmore, Amazin'. Lookit em all!!! Kick and rec.

[WinkyDink]

41. To count one's chickens prematurely is an expression of expecting success.

http://esl.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_246.htm

Not what's been going on here.

[Taverner]

42. What on Earth are you talking about?