As we roll into a second day of mostly shut-down government, House Republicans have introduced an exciting new way to avoid accomplishing anything useful: instead of passing a continuing resolution (CR) to allow government to function, they're introducing a number of bills to
You've almost got it. Add some heartfelt claptrap about war veterans, real AMERICAN values and soccer moms, and you've got the whole Republican talking points in a nutshell. It doesn't mean anything constructive, but sure hits you right in your patriotic gut.
Glob grant me the hypocrisy to challenge what I can not change, the malice to fuck up the things that I can and the derpitude to not know the difference.
That was my reaction, and I'd love to send it to my mostly very conservative family, but I'm outnumbered, and things would get ugly fast.
They should start with whatever department funds Obamacare. Because that's more popular than they think. About 15-20% of people who don't like it because it doesn't go far enough. That is, it's not single payer.
i have ALWAYS thought that shopping list was a libtard plant.
discuss.
You've almost got it. Add some heartfelt claptrap about war veterans, real AMERICAN values and soccer moms, and you've got the whole Republican talking points in a nutshell. It doesn't mean anything constructive, but sure hits you right in your patriotic gut.
Someone has said "GOP, if you want to start changing laws, you need to win some elections."
I don't think that's really the problem. They need to get some non-shitty policies first.
Glob grant me the hypocrisy to challenge what I can not change, the malice to fuck up the things that I can and the derpitude to not know the difference.
Pfft. The "American People", those idiots don't even vote.
That was my reaction, and I'd love to send it to my mostly very conservative family, but I'm outnumbered, and things would get ugly fast.
They should start with whatever department funds Obamacare. Because that's more popular than they think. About 15-20% of people who don't like it because it doesn't go far enough. That is, it's not single payer.
...this is like releasing one hostage at a time...out of the 14th story window of a skyscraper(sorry, I stole that one)
...they could've at least sweetened the deal with funding for "Panda Cam"!!!
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But Boner has to be at least as much of a bastert as was Hastert.
Wayne LaPierre is fantasizing about becoming head of the International Rifle Association.