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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:00 PM Original message |
The Postal Service is NOT BROKE! NOT AT ALL!!! |
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rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. The REPUKES are the masters of Manufactured Crisis |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. KR -- also known as RW lies,Goebbels's style propaganda -- |
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INdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
59. Here is a way the Repukes could have anything they wanted.. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. That they may be, but why... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. because our side... |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #40 |
87. read THIS! |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
88. because the left ignores the 1000 coordinated radio stations that do the groundwork for all this shi |
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live love laugh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 02:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
80. Newsflash: Postal Service is the largest UNIONIZED govt agency and probably largest of even |
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dogmoma56 (329 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 07:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
84. have you read "Shock Doctrine"? they've committed several genocides.>link |
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prairierose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #84 |
86. dogmama, The Wrecking crew is a very good book... |
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dogmoma56 (329 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #86 |
91. i am reading robert wrights 'The Evolution of God', the rich outsourcing manufacturing and unfair |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. KICK! |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Great book. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
46. and he always knocks twice... |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why the HELL were Democrats so quiet about this> |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Why are they so quiet about EVERYTHING? |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. well, look what happens if they speak up: |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Spitzer |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. And so did Weiner. What an idiot. Both of them. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. did Don Siegelman do it to himself too? |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Did anybody mention Don Siegelman? |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. yes, I did. Did you not read my subject line? |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:22 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Well, then you should be the one to answer the question. lol |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. you didn't read it again. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #73 |
89. Why are you comparing Don Siegelman to Spitzer and Weiner? |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #73 |
90. !! |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #35 |
72. Yes, that is true, however |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
47. Complicity. nt |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
53. because they have no leader |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
56. because they want the same BS, but want to put up a front... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. I salute your outrage. |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. K&R nt |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. k&r.... |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. How do we keep up with all the dirty tricks? They are assaulting us from every diriection! |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. I was told this was also a negotiating ploy by Postal management |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. The clerks already had their contract delivered. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Not so for Letter Carriers |
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sfpcjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. Thanks |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. That doesn't mean the assholes running our govt don't want to virtually blow it up. nt |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. Worth repeating. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. The USPS pre-funding its pensions was noncontroversial when Congress required it in 2006 |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. So? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Why would a Democrat like Henry Waxman cosponsor this bill if it was an evil plot to |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. He was wrong. Simple as that |
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jimbo3 (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. No, he wasn't wrong. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. Yes, this has been known for quite a while. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
76. Answer: Because the GOP's original version of the bill would have broken the postal union right away |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. k&r |
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cyglet (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. Nope. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. True. I wrote about the pre-funding mandate here. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. You're on top of this stuff, can I ask a stupid question? |
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cyglet (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Well |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
55. Which obligation? |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. Darrell Issa is at the heart of this as well? Damn his skanky hide!!! |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. Word. More fake crisis shock doctrine BS. |
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gtar100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
29. More proof that repugs cannot win without lying, cheating, or stealing. |
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Heathen57 (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
30. Shortsighted Morons |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. think what life would be like without that competition in the way. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. Uh, UPS does a pretty good job getting shit from point a to point b. |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
65. I was In Management at UPS and worked for the USPS for 10 Years, UPS does not want rural/residential |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 05:11 AM Response to Reply #43 |
81. that's not what i meant. and i actually like ups. i am referring to pricing. |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Well said.. |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
62. That's partly why the USPS is always in the red. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 06:53 AM Response to Reply #62 |
82. Then privitize it, fergodsakes... |
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supraTruth (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 09:06 PM Response to Reply #82 |
97. LOL! |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
33. K&R and shout this from the roof tops! nt. |
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desertrat777 (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. The Bottom Line - Once Again |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
36. manufacture, create crisis...then privatize |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
39. The Post Office is a Ponzi Scheme! It's a monumental FRAUD! |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Que? |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. She's riffing on that dipshit, Perry. |
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supraTruth (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
42. TYP. CONS! |
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Scruffy1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
48. The dems voted for it,too. |
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tcaudilllg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:10 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Poison bill |
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jimbo3 (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. Unforseen economic downturns |
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tcaudilllg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
51. CNN and MSNBC |
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supraTruth (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #51 |
96. roger ailes'FIXEDnewsCORP REPEATS OVER & OVER & OVER, ANY LIE to make our United States Government |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
54. keep this kicked |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
57. Kick for the Truth! |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
58. It's definitely overblown. |
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dogmoma56 (329 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
60. that is because the Rat Bastards want to steal it all.. like every other pension |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
61. I'm sorry |
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jimbo3 (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Overfunded. |
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tropicanarose (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
67. Isn't this outrageous? Its like the Rethugs are trying to take away every positive thing the govt ro |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
68. Why isn't the Union plastering the tv with commercial ads informing people about this? |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
69. Well. Except for the questionable value of moving paper about. |
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sketchy (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. Paper Absentee Ballots are also delivered by the Post Office |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 02:56 AM Response to Reply #69 |
79. Even if, |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 11:05 AM Response to Reply #79 |
92. Because it's still the cheapest way for business to advertise |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
75. Is President Obama speaking or acting in support of the postal workers? |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
77. follow the money on pensions... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-12-11 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
78. And you expected pigliCONs to manage anything any differently? I did not. |
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liberalla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
83. Poison pill by Denny Hastert... |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
85. Maybe no other agency bears that burden because there's no other agency like the USPS? |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #85 |
93. The USPS has to prefund retiree health benefits |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #85 |
94. Text below is directly from said bill,,,,,, |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-13-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
95. The GOP is a party of losers and that's why they... |
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