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"Despite what some Republicans have argued, I believe that we have to ask the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations to pay their fair share by giving up tax breaks and special deductions. Despite what some in my own party have argued, I believe that we need to make some modest adjustments to programs like Medicare to ensure that they're still around for future generations. That's why the second part of this agreement is so important," Obama said from the White House briefing room.

1. "pay their fair share" usually means paying more than the share paid by everyone else, which in itself isn't fair.

2. "I believe that we need to make some modest adjustments to programs like Medicare" which we did last year at the cost of 1 trillion dollars... fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

3. We spend more 1 trillion this year, and "immediately save" 1 trillion over 10 years... but we all know budgets change year to year, so the "immediate savings" can (and will) get erased next budget. Duh. Plus, assuming next year they don't just redo the budget (which IS an annual event) the deficit is 19 trillion, so saving 1 trillion every 10 years will only take 190 years to balance the deficit anyway.

4. Oh, and a pledge to "vote" on a balanced budget amendment... ok here's the "vote" we promised... nay. And the promise to vote on an additional 1.5 trillion in cuts... nay. Any other votes we promised to make in this deal? Didn't say "how" we'd vote, now did we. Just piss on us, that's how dumb they think we are.

5. Everyone gets re-elected, which was their goal... oh the country... yeah, almost forgot about that. We'll get to that... after the next election.

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Boehner is a bonehead, Reid is a Harry nutsack, and Obama is Jimmy Carter's second term. They all had an opportunity to REALLY make real and substantial "Change" in the way things get done in Washington, but instead they accomplished nothing but the same old box of rhetoric that got us here in the first place.

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Edited by Gatinho (08/01/11 06:46 AM)