Does anyone else besides me feel as if we are in a recurring episode of The Twilight Zone? I feel like all we ever deal with anymore are these "fiscal cliff" issues. So tired of this repetitiveness. I wish both parties would get their @!$%# together, albeit the Republicans have more @!$%# to get together, but I am trying to be impartial.

Amy, I like O's tie, but Dom's tie looks like he put on a Zebra! LOL

Imagine that, divided Republicans. Uncontent, or should I say discontent, with their Wars on Women, Gays, Blacks, Hispanics, Unions, Teachers, Non-Christian Religions, Birth Control and gawd only knows what else, they have finally evolved to declaring WAR ON THEMSELVES!!. Now that is some funny monkey-business.

LOL...Republicans have finally declared war on themselves! Too true!

MSM? You mean Obama Media...Don't worry Fisty, if his popularity rating starts to drop he can always go back on 60 minutes and do another softball interview. That way those uninformed voters like you will feel better about themselves.

evolved to declaring WAR ON THEMSELVES!!.

As demonstrated at those gun shows a couple of weekends ago...

If this is what is passing as professionals these days, I would hate like hell to see what the amateurs could accomplish.

Sequester's first cut is going to be to our active duty military. Like they haven't given enough to their country.

I would hate like hell to see what the amateurs could accomplish.

Yikes, I used the word evolved - should have used devolved. They do seem to fight for the lowest rung on the evolutionary ladder.

JFK - as a rank and file amateur, watch out, your party has declared war on you and your fist full of friends.

lisa s-1749992

Sequester's first cut is going to be to our active duty military.

I strongly doubt that.

More impending disaster drama. Gawd, it would be nice if just once, Congress functioned and actually did what we pay them to do--we pay them to compromise, to put aside their ideology for the good of the country.

I blame the GOP who can't seem to find their way out of a paper bag with the lights on and bright-colored arrows to follow. This could have been avoided back in 2011 if the GOPers could have seen something beyond"defeating" President Obama as a goal. The GOPers turned down the grand bargain, then those same republicans blocked the Super Committee's efforts because, heaven forbid anyone raise one penny in taxes on the rich. Stupidity personified.

Blackcatwhitecat, Check out the statement today from Leon Panetta.

Sequester's first cut is going to be to our active duty military.

I strongly doubt that.

For once I agree with BCWC....truely amazing turn of events.

BCWC, USA Today "Military services outline spending cut plans"

lisa ... I just read an AP report. My problem with this is accepting the words of those embedded within the system as being untarnished. Really, the AF threatening to turn off radar for all but one shift?

ReddevPS, nice to see you admitting your a rank and file amateur. Who knew, we all did.

I wonder why no mention on FR of the Democrats counter proposal on spending cuts and Otis the Drunks refusal to bring it up for a vote?

Nah, much easier to write inflaming headlines on false equivalency!

If the rest of the country has to take an automatic hair cut, then so should defense. While I fully support our military and veterans, the programs that help them, etc., the defense budget is bloated and has been for sometime. That said, the automatic sequester cuts to everything would send the economy into a stall, then another crash. We would eventually emerge but we be badly weakened for years to come.

I disagree with republican legislators (Ryan for one) wanting to do zero cuts to defense and take all the automatic sequester cuts out of general spending--that would be a disaster. That attitude makes this country look more like North Korea where all the money is spent on a powerful military and weaponry while the country itself is deprived of all other things of value and the citizens go hungry.

BCWC, You notice that no one is threatening to cut Congress's pay.

That's because their pay can't be cut, as per the Constitution. They did however vote against a pay raise for themselves. Wasn't that nice of them?

Agree 100% with you, Jody.

Alaska girl, No that wasn't nice of them. Most congressional members are quite wealthy and don't need their pay.

Oh, I agree, lisa, but I guess we can't not pay them, no matter that they only actually work(very loose word there!) a collective total of something like 4 months out of the year. My thoughts about this are in relation to many of them on both sides of the aisle.

... and a "potentially" verbal random act of violence to boot.

I think they were referring to slash of the wrist here. No way the MSM would reference heinous guns unless of cours they were talking about their bodyguards.

Does sarcasm often elude you, ozzie?

Tell me about it Amy ... cuffs above or below the ankle ... drives me crazy. I demand a return of the pen-pocket protector as a fashion accessory.

@ Amy

That would be a Raiders celebration. The Ravens are purple & white. Obviously not a football fan.

Well, cry me a river.

Maybe the homosexuals can get a castration merit badge and jelly prepare those of said Pro crass nation.

Is that the kind of leadership they hope to teach Scouts?

In addition to the Procrastination Badge DaNoid mentioned, the Boy Scout leadership (if we can call them that) earned another Discrimination Badge.

Bet the religious groups (the Mormon Church is the biggest supporter) and anti-gay paranoids got to them and threatened to take away their money.

Jody, only badge left is the clueless badge...once achieved they will have caught up to Barry Obama.

JFK, I realize you can't help yourself, you're excused since you were likely the first recipient of the Clueless Badge which is quite obvious based on the clueless comments you post.

Well just maybe the president can have them over to earn their Drone Strike badge. "Hey, look boys there's John, Nancy, Harry, and Mitch. Should we use the Tomohawk or the Bunker Buster? lol