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Wait… what??? You voted against the good things??? WTAF?

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THIS. Everyone whining about what wasn't in the bill (e.g. the $15 minimum wage) needs to take a mild sedative at take a loot at all the incredible stuff that's IN the bill. Stop complaining that they forgot to put the cherry on top of your free ice cream sundae.

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And not just 3-pointers, right? (grin)

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"All Republicans suck."Yes, Stephen. They really, really do.

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Oops - didn't read your post before I posted! Oh well - it can not be said enough - ALL REPUBLICANS SUCK!!!

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Hmmm... better horses than the horses' asses that call them selves Republicans!

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"Republicans suck!" I read it twice on the Innertubez so it must be true. Anything you read twice is true.

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Me, too, Dorothea. Me, too.

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Q: On a scale of 1 to 5, how much do Republicans suck?A: 42

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No matter how hard the Rs grunt and groan.

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About time.

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There is no bigger advocate for increasing the minimum wage than me but putting it in that bill was a horeseshit move by the House

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close call, tho

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Gonna be honest:

1. I *genuinely hope* that the Biden/Harris administration "fail" at "bipartisanship" - because "bipartisanship" is a fucking scam.

"Bipartisanship" basically means "Republicans throw a tantrum, and Democrats give in."

Obama tried to be "bipartisan" - and the result as the Teabaggers and "Birther" bullshit.

https://64.media.tumblr.com...

2. I genuinely hope Democrats and "independents" stay centered on the overarching goal: *beating the shit* out of Republicans, and rendering them *impotent* - for at least the next 16-20 years.

AT EVERY LEVEL, EVERY election-cycle.

NOT just every 4 (or 8) years - but *everywhere*.

We need to ensure a situation where "republican" = "unelectable" (including any so-called "NeverTrump" or "moderate" or blah-blah-blah bullshit artists). We need to (at least implicitly - if not explicitly) regard ALL Republicans as *delusional* at best, and more likely *vicious*:

Damn good article which sums up this whole thing:

https://www.gq.com/story/on...

Fuck 'em. Their ideological forebears made a literal *deal with the devil* with the whole "Southern Strategy" and "religious right" thing, and they need to goddamned well *pay* for having done so.

"Qanon" is part of that payment.

The "Republican Party" needs to be *actively quarantined* - prevented from any attempt to "Govern" - until - and unless - they get their shit together, and stop yawping about the (nonexistent) genitals of a *plastic toy potato*!

Fuck "Bipartisanship".

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Sarah Palin, Devin Nunes, Loui Gomert etc. They aren’t quite self aware, I would think

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Ooohh, a YCDTOSA reference. Nice!

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