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				Re: My God, you are an idiot.
			 
 
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					Originally Posted by sgtclub  He then negotiated a deal that a majority of the GOP backed, and that met Obama's criteria.  He said that Obama then balked. |  As far as I know, not a single Republican on the Hill backed the Simpson-Bowles plan.  If what you are saying is correct, then Republicans should be beating up Obama with this -- they were ready to deal to cut the deficit and Obama wouldn't do it.  But they're not.  Has Bowles said this in print anywhere?
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