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To: Sam who wrote (213523)	1/1/2013 11:44:18 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 541379

They don't like Dems sleeping in their WH any more than they like Arabs sleeping on our oil. Pleased with his headway, Norquist is now mapping out how he can ensure further anti-tax victories by securing Republican majorities. In an interview with the National Journal, he mused that a GOP mandate would obviously enact an extension of the Bush tax cuts, work to maintain a repatriation holiday for corporate profits, and even pass House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) plan that jeopardizes Medicare. But when asked what Republicans should do if faced with a Democratic majority that won’t keep the tax cuts, Norquist had a simple answer: “impeach” Obama. NJ: What if the Democrats still have control? What’s your scenario then? NORQUIST: Obama can sit there and let all the tax [cuts] lapse, and then the Republicans will have enough votes in the Senate in 2014 to impeach. The last year, he’s gone into this huddle where he does everything by executive order. He’s made no effort to work with Congress. dailykos.com

To: Sam who wrote (213523)	1/1/2013 11:48:28 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541379

The republicans have trouble figuring out what ordinary folks care about, apparently. No one gives a crap about Benghazi. Our people die all the time in Iraq and Afghanistan and no one really cares about that either. Sure, the names go up on TV and everyone will say "Oh, that's terrible"- but really, it doesn't affect most Americans, so they just don't care. What Americans care about is their money. And the fiscal cliff involved that- although most people probably couldn't say how it involved that. So at the last minute I guess the republicans figured out this was going to be a Very Big Deal if they stood against it. Maybe eventually they'll figure out Benghazi was not a very big deal- but I'm not sure that's important. It's probably good having them tied up furiously working themselves up over stupid no-hoper issues. They've got to be kept busy somehow. Aren't they still looking for Obama's grades, too? LOL. They continue to amuse me. And I also appreciate the money they made me giving me some awesome opportunities to trade the cliff.