[QUOTE=Sobotnik;31476501]A crisis averted, and now life shall continue as it did before. (Badly)[/QUOTE]
Hold your horses, we still have the Senate vote to watch out for.
They would have to be complete morons to deny any debt reform at this point, bipartisan or not
I am still pretty sure this is the bipartisan bill, and after the disasters that were Boehner and Reid's plans, I'm glad something has a chance at passing. I'll still be watching the Senate vote.
The Senate isn't voting until tomorrow??! Fuck they're really taking this down to the wire
[QUOTE=smurfy;31476550]The Senate isn't voting until tomorrow??! Fuck they're really taking this down to the wire[/QUOTE]
Debating tonight, voting tomorrow and delivering it (hopefully) to the president early in the day.
I think they mean voting early in the morning, rather than this time tomorrow
[QUOTE=smurfy;31476550]The Senate isn't voting until tomorrow??! Fuck they're really taking this down to the wire[/QUOTE]
No kidding. Some senators have threatened to filibuster, so that worries me.
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[QUOTE=rilez;31476568]Debating tonight, voting tomorrow and delivering it (hopefully) to the president early in the day.
I think they mean voting early in the morning, rather than this time tomorrow[/QUOTE]
I will be watching the debate on C-SPAN.
Imagine if like the President was about to sign it and then it turns out he signed it 5 seconds too late.
And 5 seconds after that the media films wall street empty itself out of the windows.
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[QUOTE=rilez;31476568]Debating tonight, voting tomorrow and delivering it (hopefully) to the president early in the day.
I think they mean voting early in the morning, rather than this time tomorrow[/QUOTE]
Wow holy [B]FUCK[/B] never mind, the Senate vote is at 12 in the afternoon (est)
They really ARE cutting this down to the wire, what the fuck
The deadline is 12:01 pm
[QUOTE=rilez;31476680]Wow holy [B]FUCK[/B] never mind, the Senate vote is at 12 in the afternoon (est)
They really ARE cutting this down to the wire, what the fuck[/QUOTE]
It makes for great television.
"Next time, on [i]America[/i]: The House has FINALLY decided on something. But can the Senate pull together as well, or is this the end for our heroes?
And next week: the House tries to order pizza! Watch as they bicker about it for 6 months!"
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;31476780]The deadline is 12:01 pm[/QUOTE]
everyone is reporting it is tomorrow night.
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;31476780]The deadline is 12:01 pm[/QUOTE]Is that 00:01 or 12:01?
I always get confused by this.
[QUOTE=jordguitar;31476810]everyone is reporting it is tomorrow night.[/QUOTE]
They're wrong. Even on the Senate stream just now Senators are saying the vote will be tomorrow morning.
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[QUOTE=Ond kaja;31476838]Is that 00:01 or 12:01?
I always get confused by this.[/QUOTE]
12:01.
Trent Franks is a moron
[QUOTE=rilez;31476880]Trent Franks is a moron[/QUOTE]
House or Senate?
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Never mind, it's the House.
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Holy shit he's calling Obama's healthcare reform "government take over of healthcare" and "obamacare". What an awful Congressman.
The Senate just adjourned
Wow this guy is the worst, saying that taxes kill jobs and that the private sector if left alone will restore the economy all on its own.
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[QUOTE=smurfy;31476976]The Senate just adjourned[/QUOTE]
Well shit.
Franks and Price are already trying to use these votes to turn things around on the Democrats
"Do you think the American people REALIZE that the DEMOCRATIC Senate REFUSED to vote on our BALANCED BUDGET???"
"I'm not sure; I think if they realized they'd be up in protest!"
[QUOTE=rilez;31477228]Franks and Price are already trying to use these votes to turn things around on the Democrats
"Do you think the American people REALIZE that the DEMOCRATIC Senate REFUSED to vote on our BALANCED BUDGET???"
"I'm not sure; I think if they realized they'd be up in protest!"[/QUOTE]
Your taxpayer dollars at work, gentleman.
[QUOTE=rilez;31477228]Franks and Price are already trying to use these votes to turn things around on the Democrats
"Do you think the American people REALIZE that the DEMOCRATIC Senate REFUSED to vote on our BALANCED BUDGET???"
"I'm not sure; I think if they realized they'd be up in protest!"[/QUOTE]
That was fast.
Jeff Duncan - equates balancing the entire US economy to buying his son a baseball bat.
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ahaha Jackson opens up with that rip on Duncan
awesome
[QUOTE=Megafanx13;31476848]They're wrong. Even on the Senate stream just now Senators are saying the vote will be tomorrow morning.
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12:01.[/QUOTE]
no when it has to be on obamas desk not the vote
[QUOTE=Megafanx13;31477029]Wow this guy is the worst, saying that taxes kill jobs and that the private sector if left alone will restore the economy all on its own.[/QUOTE]
those two statements are technically correct
Steve King is also an awful human being
This is why I can't watch C-SPAN; I've only been watching for an hour and I'm already upset with the people running our country
[QUOTE=yawmwen;31477495]those two statements are technically correct[/QUOTE]
Technically correct as being completely false?
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;31478525]Technically correct as being completely false?[/QUOTE]
technically correct as in if you said them with no implications you would be 100% right
heavy taxation on corporations will not only cut jobs but increase the prices of goods and services, essentially taxing the poor. this is one of the reasons corporations have huge trouble in the united states, we have a very high corporate tax rate
and economies will fix themselves over time in a free market system, the problem is that when an economy is shrinking or hitting the bottom point in a recession or depression a free market will take a lot longer to pull itself out, which is where most people agree government intervention should come in. however when the economy begins growing again government intervention can stymie growth in certain areas and be ineffective in others, free market should be allowed to go as unimpeded as possible in those times
most arguments against free market in general tend to be morality driven, that corporations and companies dont provide services and exploit poor people in order to obtain profits
So whats going on? did it pass senate?
[QUOTE=Cairn Trenor;31479206]So whats going on? did it pass senate?[/QUOTE]
They are going to start heading towards a debate that will allow them to have a meeting whenever or not to hold a debate about it that will see if they can vote on the debate that will determine a meeting for the debate.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;31479280]They are going to start heading towards a debate that will allow them to have a meeting whenever or not to hold a debate about it that will see if they can vote on the debate that will determine a meeting for the debate.[/QUOTE]
American bureaucracy at its finest
[QUOTE=Cairn Trenor;31479206]So whats going on? did it pass senate?[/QUOTE]
The plan and the debt ceiling increase passed the House. The Senate votes tomorrow before it'll be passed into law.
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