Comments | ontd_political: Gov't reopens after Congress ends 16-day shutdown

astridmyrna in ontd_political

Gov't reopens after Congress ends 16-day shutdown

Oct 17, 2013 07:07

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government reopened its doors Thursday after a battle-weary Congress approved a bipartisan measure to end a 16-day partial shutdown and avert the possibility of an economy-jarring default on U.S. obligations ( Read more... )

money, war, congress, conservatives, washington d.c., you have annoyed me for the last time

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chaya October 17 2013, 16:06:41 UTC

Source link should go to 1st page, not 2nd.

astridmyrna October 17 2013, 16:38:03 UTC

I fixed it. :B

chaya October 17 2013, 17:20:27 UTC

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astridmyrna October 17 2013, 18:13:29 UTC

I've been bowled over with cuteness.

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kitanabychoice October 17 2013, 16:10:32 UTC

The fact that we'll be doing this again come January/February is why I'm pretty much completely unhappy with this deal. I'm happy the government's no longer shut down but it's just kicking the can down the road imo.

nikoel October 18 2013, 03:19:05 UTC

At least it's not Nov like they originally wanted. Dammit, I wish there was a midterm election this year though.

vulturoso October 17 2013, 16:37:55 UTC

So are we sticking Republicans with the bill, seeing as they accomplished FUCK ALL in these 16 days? Seems fair.

ragnor144 October 17 2013, 17:31:05 UTC

I just hope that this is one step closer to splitting the Republican party in two.

Did anyone see Boner cry though? leprofessional October 17 2013, 17:39:28 UTC

Just wondering.

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Re: Did anyone see Boner cry though? kitanabychoice October 17 2013, 18:32:35 UTC

oooh, that's about five seconds from an ugly cry.

Re: Did anyone see Boner cry though? happythree October 17 2013, 21:47:23 UTC

lol is this recent? So sick of this piece of crap's melodrama.

Re: Did anyone see Boner cry though? wrestlingdog October 17 2013, 22:35:33 UTC

And here's my personal favorite:

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