Reid: We'll stay until Jan 4th. We've got business.

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Reid: We'll stay until Jan 4th. We've got business.

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REID: We have other things to do that are extremely important. We have to make sure we complete work on the DREAM Act….If the House completes work on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, we’ll have to work on that….We are going to complete the work we have to do here. I want to get out of here just as soon as we can, but we’re not going to walk away from any of the work we have to do. Christmas is a week from Saturday, I understand that, but I hope the Republicans understand that also. Because we are going to complete our work no matter how long it takes in this Congress. We have to do the work of the American people…You know, there is still Congress after Christmas. So if the Republicans think that because they can stall and stall and stall that we take a break we’re through, we’re not through. Congress ends on January 4th. So we’re going to continue working on this stuff until we get it done.
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So they're actually working for their pay now, eh?

Does this mean they work on holidays or are Christmas and New Year's still days off?
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If they approve the current tax deal from Obamaco, who gives a shit how long they work till.

Just because they are going to be working to the end doesn't mean shit if they are just going to fold over and over again.
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Stargate Nerd wrote:Too little too late comes to mind. But eh.
Indeed, we'll see what actually gets done as opposed to empty rhetoric. Hopefully the President can restrain himself from going behind their back and making horrible deals until January 4th.
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KrauserKrauser wrote:If they approve the current tax deal from Obamaco

Obamaco? :wtf:
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Thanas wrote:
KrauserKrauser wrote:If they approve the current tax deal from Obamaco

Obamaco? :wtf:

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Phantasee wrote:So they're actually working for their pay now, eh?

Does this mean they work on holidays or are Christmas and New Year's still days off?
That depends. Do they usually work on Saturdays?
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SirNitram wrote:Balls have dropped into the locked position.
Nonsense. He survived his election so now it is safe to lean left and throw some bones to the progressives. There is little courage in that.
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StarshipTitanic wrote:
SirNitram wrote:Balls have dropped into the locked position.
Nonsense. He survived his election so now it is safe to lean left and throw some bones to the progressives. There is little courage in that.
Pretty much. That and he has 2 years to recover from anything tooo far left.
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ShadowOfMadness wrote:
StarshipTitanic wrote:
SirNitram wrote:Balls have dropped into the locked position.
Nonsense. He survived his election so now it is safe to lean left and throw some bones to the progressives. There is little courage in that.
Pretty much. That and he has 2 years to recover from anything tooo far left.
Senators have 6 years.
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Thanas wrote:
KrauserKrauser wrote:If they approve the current tax deal from Obamaco

Obamaco? :wtf:
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Come on Thanas all the hip kids are coming up with new nicknames for Obama the past few weeks since his political strategy has switched from hoping congress fixes everything because he wants to be above the fray(IE do nothing) to out and out working directly for the Republican party and making a terrible analogy that he is so damn weak as to give into hostage takers demands.

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