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HazooToo's avatar

We were there when she said it. That is just plain stupid.

HazooToo's avatar

Or "So what? They'll just have to spend less on food stamps and welfare!"

RobGinChicago's avatar

Exactly, they can obstruct, but, if McConnell refuses to play nice, they can't (don't have the votes, nor the cohesion to) construct.

RobGinChicago's avatar

The Republicans in both houses have actually introduced really awful comprehensive immigration legislation; actual detailed formal bills. The Democrats don't have their own detailed legislative proposals, and the Schumer/Graham "compromise", was merely an outline of a few bullet points. If the Democrats don't want to be completely sandbagged again, they had damn well better start drafting some really spiffy and progressive detailed legislation, so that they're not, once gain, bringing a knife to a gunfight.

theblackdog's avatar

This is why it's even worse when people post on social media that they're switching their party affiliation to Independent (or No Party). That doesn't help in a state with a closed primary and it doesn't bring change to the Dems either.

sgt. jmk de la résistance's avatar

Yes...and turns him into a billionaire.

theblackdog's avatar

So much work with that, and we still don't have new W-4s to deal with the tax cuts for the rich bill that was passed 2 months ago.

Ethereal Fairy Natalie's avatar

Welcome, we need more voices like yours.

RobGinChicago's avatar

The loss of the solar panel sales in the US will hurt, but, in the long run, the U.S. continued reliance on fossil fuels and destruction of the U.S. alternative energy sector works in China's favor.

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Yesterday, January 22nd, was Dotard and Melania's 13th wedding anniversary (2005). I must have missed the media coverage of their yuuuuge celebration of their contractual arrangement.

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I understand that is the reason Sarah Huckabee Sanders is barred from travel to Israel. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

renegade500's avatar

I work for a state university, and we get paid once a month. We have a tool online where we can see what our estimated pay will be. I just looked at it, and without changing my withholding allowances, suddenly it looks like an extra $72/month in my check. Which, don't get me wrong, I can use, but now I need to see if our payroll office has the new W4 tool to see how/if I should change my withholding allowances.

azeyote's avatar

it's a new math that most people, who can't grasp the alternative fact era with common sense only, will never understand -

theblackdog's avatar

Interesting! I hope it's accurate.

From what I've heard from accountants and friends of accountants so far, they hate this tax bill and the mess it's going to make.

Grumpy Twat's avatar

By recognizing Des Moines as America's capital, the UK has chosen fact over fiction.

Bitter Scribe's avatar

As long as I can remember, Republicans' idea of governing has always been repeal, destroy, sabotage, cut, reverse and fuck people over. I cannot remember the last time a Republican did anything that helped anyone who actually needed help.