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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (703807)	3/11/2013 11:40:32 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572209

>It seems to me that sequestration, i.e. the latest result of Republican "obstructionism," hasn't caused this country to fall apart yet, despite the ominous warnings from Obama and some so-called "economists." It's been a little over a week. Almost nothing that's supposed to take effect has taken effect yet. And no one says the sequester is the end of the world. It might dial back GDP growth by like half a percent and put unemployment back over 8%, which sucks, but no one's expecting a precipitous drop like in 2008. -Z

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (703807)	3/11/2013 11:52:51 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572209

>> It seems to me that sequestration, i.e. the latest result of Republican "obstructionism," hasn't caused this country to fall apart yet, despite the ominous warnings from Obama and some so-called "economists." Of course, now that they can no longer blame Bush (since he has officially been gone for MORE THAN FOUR YEARS), the sequester will get the blame for the next hiccup. Krugman, Obama, and the entire lot of them will be saying "I told you so" -- and the liberal media will nod its collective head dutifully.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (703807)	3/12/2013 2:17:48 PM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572209

It seems to me that sequestration, i.e. the latest result of Republican "obstructionism," hasn't caused this country to fall apart yet, despite the ominous warnings from Obama and some so-called "economists." No one called for it to cause the economy to fall apart...nor did anyone call for immediate effects...the CBO made some predictions about 750K jobs lost and some percentage off economic growth...by the time we pay benefits to folks who will lose these jobs, and finish counting the tax revenue lost as a result the savings will be mostly negated. No, the problem with republican obstruction spans far and wide...wider than this latest episode. I'm sure, of course, that Obama will take credit for the resulting drop in the deficit, just like Clinton took credit for balancing the budget that congressional Republicans passed. Not surprising...you consistently think the worst of Obama and the most benign about the GOP. In that likelihood, it would seem that obstructionism isn't achieving the political goals of the Republicans. And that tells me that complaining about said obstructionism plays brilliantly into the hands of the Democrats. Would be true if republicans hadn't gerrymandered districts so thoroughly as to create a firewall to house losses. Al