Semantics, but technically true (I think). Defunding is not the same as repealing.
Aemon Send a noteboard - 17/10/2013 08:59:19 PM
And in any case, the issue isn't whether the shutdown worked, why the shutdown happened, what Republicans got out of it, etc. The issue is that our political system allows this kind of thing to happen in the first place.
"party of fiscal responsibility" cost taxpayers $24 billion to shutdown the government for no reason
- 17/10/2013 06:05:34 PM
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Gene Wilder vs Al Pacinio? *NM*
- 17/10/2013 06:08:29 PM
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I think Pacino is clearly the superior actor *NM*
- 18/10/2013 04:39:31 AM
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Gene has a better singing voice though 
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- 18/10/2013 03:00:49 PM
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- 18/10/2013 03:00:49 PM
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True, damn you for reminding me, I'm going to have "Pure Imagination" stuck in my head all day 
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- 18/10/2013 05:59:39 PM
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- 18/10/2013 05:59:39 PM
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Semantics, but technically true (I think). Defunding is not the same as repealing.
- 17/10/2013 08:59:19 PM
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The government was shut down?
- 17/10/2013 11:42:56 PM
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+1 - Nobody even noticed, except those on welfare .....
- 20/10/2013 08:05:10 PM
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And those in the military, and those that work for the government.. .
- 25/10/2013 04:39:21 PM
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Oh - and the fireman I know who has waited TWO years to go to this specialized training..
- 25/10/2013 04:40:44 PM
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