Fiscal Cliff MEGATHREAD: Wile E. Economy falls off, lands in cloud at bottom

[Jacob]

Apparently Rep. Peter King (R) threatened to go Democrat over this. He seems pretty angry.

[Admiral Yi]

Who gives a shit about Hurricane Sandy relief, how about that fucking milk bill?

[Jacob]

Who gives a shit about Hurricane Sandy relief, how about that fucking milk bill?

Well apparently gov Christie and rep King care.

[Admiral Yi]

Well apparently gov Christie and rep King care.

They're paid to care.

[MadImmortalMan]

The milk thing was in the fiscal cliff bill IIRC.

[mongers]

OK, is this thing now sorted, well at least for another couple of months; cus I can't be arsed to turn on the news channel and wade through all the uk politics/news.

[Jacob]

They're paid to care.

I didn't realize being paid to care excluded them from your rhetorical question.

[Razgovory]

But in practice they did not have a filibuster proof majority.

In practice there was disagreement between progressives and Blue Dogs that had to be worked out.  Which has nothing to do with the issue of Democrats being more cooperative than Republicans.

What does that have to do with the price of Tea in China?

[11B4V]

OK, is this thing now sorted, well at least for another couple of months; cus I can't be arsed to turn on the news channel and wade through all the uk politics/news.

Oh no. More to follow.

[Admiral Yi]

What does that have to do with the price of Tea in China?

I thought you and Fredo were bringing up Obamacare in the context of a discussion about relative cooperativeness of the parties.  If not, please disregard.

[Ed Anger]

I'm loving Boehner's potty mouth.

[Razgovory]

What does that have to do with the price of Tea in China?

I thought you and Fredo were bringing up Obamacare in the context of a discussion about relative cooperativeness of the parties.  If not, please disregard.

Okay, how many "blue dogs" actually disagreed?

[Scipio]

Yea, I'm kind of at a loss here. Doesn't Obama lose bigtime here?

He loses no more than Joe Taxpayer does, only when Obama loses, it's not at his own expense.  It's only when he wins that it's at his own expense.

[Admiral Yi]

Okay, how many "blue dogs" actually disagreed?

Okay, disagreed with what?  Okay, what does that have to do with the relative cooperativeness of the two parties?

[Razgovory]

Okay, how many "blue dogs" actually disagreed?

Okay, disagreed with what?  Okay, what does that have to do with the relative cooperativeness of the two parties?

In practice there was disagreement between progressives and Blue Dogs that had to be worked out.

I didn't understand what you were getting at, at first.  Now I do.