Leaders~ Moving America Forward~

[Cha]

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http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/16/leaders/

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[Hutzpa]

1. Adults in Government

you left out VP Joe Biden, no space I suppose, still, good to see the grown ups.

We're proud to have these guys on our side.

[IrishAyes]

4. Must've been a space problem for sure.

Cha loves Biden as much as any of us do. She'd never forget him.

[Cha]

6. That's right, Irish.. I didn't leave out VP Biden but it wasn't

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a space prob.. it must have been a loading problem.. here's the pic..



to VP Biden

[Hutzpa]

7. Thanks Cha

wonderful job all round to these guys.

[Cha]

9. You're welcome, Hutzpa.. thanks for

giving me the headsup on the loading or not of Biden's pic.

our Leader of the Democratc Party~

[IrishAyes]

11. Somebody spouted off to me once about how they hated all four.

I smiled (always dangerous when I do that, as my ex warned people) and said, "That's okay. We love them a lot more than you don't."

I'm sure that's one stick in the TP's craw. Love turns out to be stronger than hate after all. Who'da thunk? And you know they hate each other, especially right now. Not a drop of love to go around for any of them. Must sting.

[Cha]

13. that's a great answer to hate, Irish..

Thank you!

[Cha]

5. I didn't leave out VP Biden.. he wasn't there during the Original post

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at TOD.. so I added him! You can't see Biden on your screen, Hutzpa! I can!

This one..

[sheshe2]

2. To our leaders!

A grateful Nation thanks you.

We won, Cha.

to us all

[Cha]

8. So grateful, she.. they are so not to be taken for

granted. They work so hard and they did it for us and our Country!

Mahalo, she~

[IrishAyes]

3. An embarrassment of riches, there. Thanks a million.

[Cha]

10. We are so fortunate, Irish..

[IrishAyes]

12. You know, I don't have a lot of disposable income

but I feel rich even so. Isn't that a great feeling?

[Cha]

14. yes, another Silver Lining to this is

what I do have I'm going to appreciate even more. Because it could have so easily been nothing and that would mean borrowing money to pay rent and eat. Not what I was looking forward to.

But, WE WON!

[SunSeeker]

15. Amazingly smart and strong leadership.

It was a total win. As Rachel Maddow explained tonight, the income verification provision is already in the ACA; this "concession" amounts to little more than a clarification that this term is in fact there and will be enforced. Rachel used the analogy of saying it is about as much of a concession as Dems letting the GOP call the day after Tuesday "Wednesday." In other words, they got nothing. 

On the other hand, the Dems got a whole lot. The debt ceiling is raised and the government is back open while the GOP is finally forced to negotiate a new budget that will get away from the sequester terms (after refusing Dems' 21 separate requests to do so over the last year). What no one is talking about (only Rachel pointed it out tonight) is that the Dems ALSO got a whole list of funding items tacked onto the debt ceiling legislation: 
1. Colorado flood recovery  
2. Wildfire recovery 
3. Wildfire prevention  
4. Ohio River Construction project  
5. Payment of $174K owed to former Senator Frank Lautenberg's widow  
6. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board  
7. LI-HEAP (low income heating assistance)

And that passed the House tonight with 87 GOP votes. It is a resounding victory over the Tea Party's attempted economic coup. I am thrilled.

[Cha]

16. Wow, SunSeeker.. I'm thrilled, too!

thank you so much for that elucidating post! to our Victory