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BarackMyWorld's avatar

<i>The Senate voted 51 to 47, mostly along party lines. Even though a majority of senators approved the legislation, it fell short of the <b>60-vote requirement to pass it</b>.</i>

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKK!!!!!!!!!

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BarackMyWorld's avatar

I can't imagine what Jim "not the role of government to help Iraq War veterans get jobs" DeMint had to say.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Why the fuck is everybody and everygthing a "people", except for the actual people?

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BarackMyWorld's avatar

You mean the librul media?

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BarackMyWorld's avatar

The sad part is they a majority, but it required 60 votes to pass. Because, you know, democracy.

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fuflans's avatar

we just never mow ours.

i wish i was kidding.

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BarackMyWorld's avatar

<i>since they’ve had a trillion dollars (not kidding!) in profits over the last decade? </i>

Too be fair, that's only an average $100 billion a year! How can they possibly survive on that?

Too bad just cold nationalizing the oil companies would probably require a constitutional amendment. Fuckity fuck fuck fuck those fucking fuckers.

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SullivanSt's avatar

And because murdering people by the thousand is so, y'know, <em>holy</em>

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schmannity's avatar

You can't expect BP to pay fines without subsidies.

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