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To: Alighieri who wrote (621614)	7/27/2011 1:59:36 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578563

Steve Rattner showed these slides a couple of days ago on the morning joe show... http://stevenrattner.com/2011/07/morning-joe-charts-revenues-vs-spending-and-tax-rates/ That's what the sane people are saying. Its very clear we have a revenue AND spending problem. Its been clear for years. I've known it and you've known it. But the insane people don't want to hear it..........for two reasons, they don't want to pay more taxes and their ideology and racial biases are triggered when they think the poor are taking advantage of them. They are insane with greed and hate........and that insanity is pushing this country into a ditch. And because they are crazy, they don't care. Its as simple as that. As president, Obama did the smart thing.......pull back. Let them crash things and then take the blame. Maybe finally Americans will wake up to the disaster that the Rs have become.

To: Alighieri who wrote (621614)	7/27/2011 2:54:18 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578563

The latest from the dumb as rocks McConnell: *The crisis our nation faces at this moment has a very simple cause: Washington spends a lot more money every year than it takes in.* “Right now the president is asking Congress to raise the debt ceiling by more than it’s ever been raised before, even as the nation is teetering on the edge of a crisis caused by debt. Let me repeat: our nation is facing a crisis because of the size of our debt.” The idiots created the crisis; then they blame it on something else. LMAO! You have to laugh at these clowns.......taking them seriously can result in heart failure.

To: Alighieri who wrote (621614)	7/27/2011 3:06:27 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578563

Stocks are selling off pretty hard now. Thanks Mr. Boehner and wingers.

To: Alighieri who wrote (621614)	7/27/2011 3:27:55 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578563

Not only are they screwing with us but they are screwing with each other. They are worse than pathetic. Lawmaker apologizes for email opposing debt plan By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press – 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) — A leader of House GOP conservatives apologized to fellow Republicans Wednesday for an email sent by a staff aide to conservative groups urging them to lobby wavering lawmakers against Speaker John Boehner's debt plan. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio told House Republicans at a closed-door meeting Wednesday that a staff aide provided a list of conservative Republicans to target in opposition to the measure. Several lawmakers reacted angrily to being identified as lobbying targets by fellow Republicans, said GOP lawmakers and staff aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private. Jordan chairs the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservative Republicans made up of a majority of the House GOP conference. Jordan, whose district is next to Boehner's in western Ohio, has come out against Boehner's plan to avert a debt crisis, arguing it doesn't include enough spending cuts and doesn't sufficiently guarantee there won't be any tax increases. The RSC held a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss the emails and Boehner's debt plan. Afterward, several members said they still supported Jordan as chairman of the group, though many were clearly peeved by the incident. Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., described the atmosphere at the meeting as "controlled anger" over members being targeted for lobbying. Jordan rushed past reporters after the meeting. When asked if he planned to stay on as chairman of the group, he said, "I hope so." When asked about the fate of the aide who sent the email, Jordan said, "We're communicating with the staff." Later, Brian Straessle, a spokesman for the Republican Study Committee, said the email was not authorized by Jordan. "Earlier this week, an RSC staffer sent an inappropriate email to outside groups that identified members of Congress he believed were undecided on the debt reduction proposal offered by the Speaker," Straessle said in an email. "This action was clearly inappropriate and was not authorized by the chairman or any other members of the staff. This has never been — and never will be — the way we do business at the RSC," Straessle said. "We apologize to everyone affected, and we have already taken steps to ensure that it never happens again — either by this staffer or any other RSC staffer." Associated Press writer Larry Margasak contributed to this report. Copyright © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.