Dec 19, 2012
The "fiscal cliff" is dominating political news in the United States, where come January 1, tax rises and spending cuts will kick in under the current deal, unless Obama and the House can negotiate a better one.
With Christmas bearing down on Americans -- they call it "the holidays", Let It Snow and All I want for Frikkin Christmas are being drummed manically through every free audial space -- there's something else on the way too.
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Thanks for another interesting year of insights and insults, GR.
That last line could be your best of the year.
“Happy Holidays”
Matt.
The last two lines are on the mark.
A sugary carols overdose can be very uncomfortable but always clears up before the new year. Or, as our US cousins are wont to say, ‘new years’.
The comment regarding the Tea Party is spot on – they are “bomb-throwers”, with very little interest in the way things are, currently. It doesn’t match their version of reality.
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