how are they supposed to negotiate if the Democrats are not willing to do the GOP's exact bidding?

hey Boehner. where are the jobs?
You should be congratulating Obama for saving GM and over a million jobs.

And the echo chamber will eat it up.

Meanwhile, McConnell skips out on a dinner on bipartisanship THAT HE ASKED FOR to go to a partisan event where they almost certaintly biatched about how partisan Obama was.

Hobodeluxe: You should be congratulating Obama for saving GM and over a million jobs.

And making a few billion in the bargain.

Why anyone is surprised by this is beyond me.

It is only going to get worse as the Republicans over-play their hand for the next two years.

The same, tired GOP.

LieBama

Ah, RockIsDead with his usual level of intellectual discourse.

You libtards are hilarious.

Obama wouldn't even include the Republicans in the secret negotiations for Obamacare and now they are supposed to show up for meetings on demand when the Great One snaps his boney nicotine-stained fingers?

Lest ye forget,

I'd call him a liar but that would be multiply and exponentially redundant.

Lenny_da_Hog: YELLOL: You libtards are hilarious.

Obama wouldn't even include the Republicans in the secret negotiations for Obamacare and now they are supposed to show up for meetings on demand when the Great One snaps his boney nicotine-stained fingers?

Lest ye forget,



I'd call him a liar but that would be multiply and exponentially redundant.

It's funny because Americans are starving and dying.

Well, you liberal folk say Americans are all fatties who could lose some weight.

You don't get it both ways so make up your mind.

YELLOL:
Well, you liberal folk say Americans are all fatties who could lose some weight.

Nah, just Southerners.

Seriously, have you seen those porkers?

YELLOL: Lenny_da_Hog: YELLOL: You libtards are hilarious.

Obama wouldn't even include the Republicans in the secret negotiations for Obamacare and now they are supposed to show up for meetings on demand when the Great One snaps his boney nicotine-stained fingers?

Lest ye forget,



I'd call him a liar but that would be multiply and exponentially redundant.

It's funny because Americans are starving and dying.

Well, you liberal folk say Americans are all fatties who could lose some weight.

You don't get it both ways so make up your mind.

Give up. You're too over the top for anyone to take you seriously.

Mrtraveler01: for anyone to take you seriously.

Except I think himself.

I heard Boehner is trying to kill the Office of Congressional Ethics. Seems at least some of the Tea Party objects to this. Not to mention most other people.

Corn_Fed: YELLOL:
Well, you liberal folk say Americans are all fatties who could lose some weight.

Nah, just Southerners.

Seriously, have you seen those porkers?

I heard they sweat lard.

YELLOL: You libtards are hilarious.

Obama wouldn't even include the Republicans in the secret negotiations for Obamacare and now they are supposed to show up for meetings on demand when the Great One snaps his boney nicotine-stained fingers?

Lest ye forget,

I'd call him a liar but that would be multiply and exponentially redundant.

"Libtards"?

Heh. Funny.

I've never heard that one.

"Libtards".

/Smackin' my knee and laughin' like George McFly.
//Libtards... that's funny. Is that a Beck, Rush or Sarah Stupid neologism?
///Refudiate

Typical Democrat partiers. After two years of getting their way on everything and claiming to work with Republicans, they're going to pout and sulk because the voters repudiated their agenda.

Instead of dealing with the issues here at home by meeting with Republican leaders, Obama flew across the international dateline to spend more taxpayer money to fail at diplomacy.

I'm sure Obama regrets his first two years. But hindsight is 20/20, and he can't change past. But he can change the future by spending just 48 hours in Washington to meet with Boehner and McConnell for 60 minutes to solve our tax issues.

That'd be wishful thinking, though. He'll just drag Boehner into the crossfire between Democrat politicians and the liberal media, and the country will burn while Obama fiddles a debt-laden tune.

And like all the other threads in the Politics tab this turns into Troll Theatre.

/They suck at acting though

Republicat: But he can change the future by spending just 48 hours in Washington to meet with Boehner and McConnell for 60 minutes to solve our tax issues.

You think it would be possible to solve our 1000+ page long tax code's issues in 60 minutes?

/The delusions, they are extraordinary.

Just curious about something... did you folks that voted for Republicans do so because you wanted them to do something? If so, what exactly did you vote for them to do?

I know that when I vote, I pick the person who I think will best serve the people (as in actually keep the general populace in mind while they're governing). I'm just not quite getting why it is you folks voted for Republicans unless this is what you wanted them to do...

Heysomefarkingpenguinatemysammich!: And like all the other threads in the Politics tab this turns into Troll Theatre.

Yep... Drowning out bad press by threadshiatting is more common than it used to be.

The cycle seems to work something like this:

1. Asshat creates an account.
2. Asshat looks for any thread that doesn't agree with the Republican playbook.
3. Asshat threadshiats until their inane ramblings have driven the topic completely off track (usually making themselves a target instead).
4. Asshat finds a new thread and continues threadshiatting.
5. People begin to place the asshat on ignore or just don't bother replying to the asshat anymore.
6. Asshat's threadshiatting becomes ineffective since nobody even sees it or replies to it.
7. Asshat abandons the account and returns to step 1.

Fark isn't the only place that suffers from this kind of behavior though... Essentially it's the anonymity that supports that shiat. They can't really be held accountable for the bullshiat they spew over the internet since they do it mostly anonymously. Just try to remember, what you are seeing is their real character. The smiles and polite talk they utilize when dealing with people face to face is just a front. They are, in fact, every bit as ugly and repugnant as they appear to be online and would act the same way if they didn't face real world consequences for it.

I would love to see a "reality show" where people who act like asshats on the internet were tracked down and confronted with their asshatery in person. I think a show like that would get some pretty good ratings. :)

Neeek: /The delusions, they are extraordinary.

My suggestive Musical ADHD thanks you! (new window)

This diary wasn't even fp'd at dailykos or recommended, why is it fark fp material? Good luck debating this with your alts subby.

If you think tax cuts for the rich are only wanted by Republicans you are farking stupid and haven't been paying attention to Obama policy. Look at his economic team idiots.

Class warfare has been waged decades ago. Obama is not on your side morons.

Lenny_da_Hog: kevn357: This diary wasn't even fp'd at dailykos or recommended, why is it fark fp material?


It's in second place at Reddit....

Yes it is, thanks for the protip.

kevn357: This diary wasn't even fp'd at dailykos or recommended, why is it fark fp material?

Why should position on DailyKos or Reddit have anything to do with a story's validity and/or interest for Fark?

Boenher might just be the best thing for Obama to get reelected.

Behavior like this makes for great adverts in 2012.

jules_siegel: kevn357: This diary wasn't even fp'd at dailykos or recommended, why is it fark fp material?

Why should position on DailyKos or Reddit have anything to do with a story's validity and/or interest for Fark?

The left vs right bs. So many think it matters. Fark is a troll fest. nd it's sad they let alts for the money.

There's a war being fought. Some are paying attention, some aren't. Both sides are being stupid and being manipulate
d.
Just saying that wasn't even a front pager at dailykos.

maniacbastard: Boenher might just be the best thing for Obama to get reelected.

Behavior like this makes for great adverts in 2012.

The tea party base DOES NOT CARE. They don't live in a fact-based world.

Lenny_da_Hog: Yeah. Let's hope their failure to pass UI extensions ends up with an increase of crime, suicides, and homelessness. That'd be a great campaign tool, huh.

Oh the UI benefits is merely the tip of the Boner. That Boner has a long shaft that will be deep in all kinds of stupid crap between now and 2012. You can ride on that Boner until then and see how uncomfortable it is. But in 2012 you'll get off of it realized that it just wanted to screw you. The majority of Americans will reject that pitiful Boner and vote for the better man. Because like they say, once you go black, you can never go back.

\penis

Republicat: Typical Democrat partiers. After two years of getting their way on everything and claiming to work with Republicans, they're going to pout and sulk because the voters repudiated their agenda.

Instead of dealing with the issues here at home by meeting with Republican leaders, Obama flew across the international dateline to spend more taxpayer money to fail at diplomacy.

I'm sure Obama regrets his first two years. But hindsight is 20/20, and he can't change past. But he can change the future by spending just 48 hours in Washington to meet with Boehner and McConnell for 60 minutes to solve our tax issues.

That'd be wishful thinking, though. He'll just drag Boehner into the crossfire between Democrat politicians and the liberal media, and the country will burn while Obama fiddles a debt-laden tune.. Hey, can you go back to doing stoparrestingme style posts since you said that this was the reason why you made this account? Those are always enjoyable. Unless you did a word search here and I just can't find the theme.

Republicat: Typical Democrat partiers. After two years of getting their way on everything and claiming to work with Republicans, they're going to pout and sulk because the voters repudiated their agenda.

Instead of dealing with the issues here at home by meeting with Republican leaders, Obama flew across the international dateline to spend more taxpayer money to fail at diplomacy.

I'm sure Obama regrets his first two years. But hindsight is 20/20, and he can't change past. But he can change the future by spending just 48 hours in Washington to meet with Boehner and McConnell for 60 minutes to solve our tax issues.

That'd be wishful thinking, though. He'll just drag Boehner into the crossfire between Democrat politicians and the liberal media, and the country will burn while Obama fiddles a debt-laden tune.

Uh-huh. And the sun will come up in the west and set in the east, the sky will be the color of purest samite, and dogs will lie down with cats.

What is the taste of air in your world?

Oh, and both sides are bad, so vote Derpity.

Did that get it all? I can never tell.

ghare: maniacbastard: Boenher might just be the best thing for Obama to get reelected.

Behavior like this makes for great adverts in 2012.

The tea party base DOES NOT CARE. They don't live in a fact-based world.

1) Pick your favorite Boehner, I don't care.

2) Give me two days inside his office, sizing up the Boehner.

3) Then let me join the other side a put together a counter-Boehner strategy.

You won't have a chance.

Not because I'm a bigger Boehner tactician, which I am, but because I have such a huge Boehner advantage over you.

Ted Haggard's Poop-Stained Replicock: 1) Pick your favorite Boehner, I don't care.

2) Give me two days inside his office, sizing up the Boehner.

3) Then let me join the other side a put together a counter-Boehner strategy.

You won't have a chance.

Not because I'm a bigger Boehner tactician, which I am, but because I have such a huge Boehner advantage over you.

Wut? Are you some kind of pussy?

Republicat: Typical Democrat partiers. After two years of getting their way on everything and claiming to work with Republicans, they're going to pout and sulk because the voters repudiated their agenda.

Instead of dealing with the issues here at home by meeting with Republican leaders, Obama flew across the international dateline to spend more taxpayer money to fail at diplomacy.

I'm sure Obama regrets his first two years. But hindsight is 20/20, and he can't change past. But he can change the future by spending just 48 hours in Washington to meet with Boehner and McConnell for 60 minutes to solve our tax issues.

That'd be wishful thinking, though. He'll just drag Boehner into the crossfire between Democrat politicians and the liberal media, and the country will burn while Obama fiddles a debt-laden tune.

I'm sure I missed some.

At what point does our dysfunctional government begin to resemble that of the near-collapse Soviet Union? We no longer debate whether we should be investing in our country or if so where. There is no longer any attempt to develop any sort of cohesiveness, or orchestrate a direction that would allow for progress to be made. Instead, we "little people" watch somewhat passively as our government (if you can realistically call it that) continues to tear itself apart, at our expense.

Being old enough to have watched the disintegration of the Soviet Union, I was hoping that we wouldn't implode in much the same way. Of course, as long as you have solid ties to whatever mob replaces this farce of a government, everything will be okay in the breadlines.