http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/politics/ ... ?hpt=hp_t1
So it's finally over, after an embarrassing week or two or however long it was. I'm sure Buck has plenty to weigh in on this
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Daz wrote:The rest of the world is still laughing at you.
Hanley! wrote:It is hilarious that the most powerful country allowed something like that to even happen. The Tea Party morons responsible deserve most of the abuse for what happened, for sure. But I think it shows something fundamentally wrong with the government.
Until I watched the West Wing, I didn't know that bills can be amended to include basically anything under the sun over there, regardless of whether it's relevant to the bill in question. I still find that pretty mind-blowing.
Hanley! wrote:It is hilarious that the most powerful country allowed something like that to even happen. The Tea Party morons responsible deserve most of the abuse for what happened, for sure. But I think it shows something fundamentally wrong with the government.
Hanley! wrote:I wouldn't really blame both parties, because what was the president's side going to do? Allowing the government to be taken hostage over something as stupid as that would have been a horrible precedent to set. The phrase "we do not negotiate with terrorists" comes to mind here. You don't want to let people know you can be bullied like this, it's really dangerous territory.
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