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2016-02-01 Government

Secret Fed Docs Show Obama Misled Congress, Public During Debt Limit Crises

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Posted by DarthVader 2016-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Congress while the public is watching: "I am shocked. SHOCKED!"

Two days later after Miley Cyrus manages to grab the headlines again: "OK, back to backroom deals and business as usual."

Posted by gorb 2016-02-01 00:54|| 2016-02-01 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Trump is right on one point; our congressional leaders are idiots.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-02-01 01:23|| 2016-02-01 01:23|| Front Page Top

#3 our congressional leaders are idiots

Compare their bank accounts with yours before you call them idiots.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-02-01 03:13|| 2016-02-01 03:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Champs misleading may have been prenatal, but most certainly involved an identity change.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-02-01 04:30|| 2016-02-01 04:30|| Front Page Top

#5 There not the idiots. The idiots are the ones who elected (most of) them.

I recall some folks, at the time, pointing out the parallel to your personal finances - when your credit card is maxed out, your head doesn't explode, you spend less.

Too bad no one in the idiot press cared to point that out to the idiot voters.

Posted by Bobby 2016-02-01 08:36|| 2016-02-01 08:36|| Front Page Top

#6 This Congress *wanted* to be lied to.

Posted by Iblis 2016-02-01 10:03|| 2016-02-01 10:03|| Front Page Top

#7 This Congress *wanted* to be lied to.
Posted by Iblis

Indeed it does, and not just on matter related to the budget. Benghazi quickly comes to mind.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-02-01 11:14|| 2016-02-01 11:14|| Front Page Top

#8 The inner circle never wants the truth from the outside world, they are quite happy to lie to each other to defend their fantasy land, it's very remunerative that way.

Posted by AlanC 2016-02-01 11:50|| 2016-02-01 11:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Congress adjourned itself in 2007.

Masque of Red Death.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-02-01 12:45|| 2016-02-01 12:45|| Front Page Top

#10 DRUDGEREPORT says US Debt is now US$19.0Trilyuhn and still climbing.

At last check, US Debt-to-GDP = 103.9% + also still climbing up.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-01 23:50|| 2016-02-01 23:50|| Front Page Top

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