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To: Brumar89 who wrote (53863)	9/26/2013 12:22:37 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	1 Recommendation Recommended By Brumar89 Respond to of 85487

know nothing of history except what their party leaders tell them to think There's a mindset that's taken possession of those megaphones the general public is allowed to hear. That mindset is absolutely counter to what were once considered unalienable rights. America is now stuffed with mushrooms taught to despise the principles that made us great. The cracks in the American edifice have been widening for three or four generations, with the evils unevenly spread. There are a lot of competent people lacking the foundational knowledge to understand what's happening and they clamor for more, more, more, of everything gone wrong. Rome wasn't built in a day, took centuries to disintegrate. Rinse, lather, repeat.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (53863)	9/26/2013 3:54:51 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 85487

House Republicans emerged from an hourlong private meeting on Thursday with a wish list of demands for Democrats and President Barack Obama in return for their approval on a measure to raise the federal government’s borrowing limit. Among the Republican requests: They want the individual mandate to buy health insurance that was in the 2010 federal health care law delayed for one year. Approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Increased offshore oil drilling. More spending cuts. For months, however, the president and his deputies have said they are not willing to negotiate when it comes to raising the debt limit, which Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said this week must occur by Oct. 17. Not doing so, he said, could cause the federal government to default on spending obligations. Despite the warnings — House Speaker John Boehner said Obama called him last week to reiterate that there would be no compromise on the debt ceiling — Republican leaders refuse to take Obama at his word. They think he’s bluffing. “The president says, 'I’m not going to negotiate,'” Boehner told reporters after the meeting with other Republicans on Thursday. “Well, I’m sorry, it just doesn’t work that way.” Cont.. news.yahoo.com