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herding cats

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62. Are you not reading your own word?
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 01:13 AM
Nov 2025
It kept her alive for 5 more years. No way she could have afforded that in any way.
That didn't get lost in my diatribe at all.
I understand on a very personal level.
Whats more important, health care or food?
I cant answer that question.
Cause its a dilemma.
If a kid is starving are you going to offer it health care or food?
If a mom is dying of cancer are you going to offer her food or health care?


I answered you.

You're not genuine. I'm out.

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Bullshit! Jersey Devil Nov 2025 #1
Same orangecrush Nov 2025 #5
Same leftstreet Nov 2025 #22
Thank you!!! I get SO SICK of bad decisions by Dems just being 'explained' away all the time. hamsterjill Nov 2025 #29
Agreed Cirsium Nov 2025 #52
And yet, Chuckie and Company still capitulated and gave the repigs what they wanted. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #2
What should happen is Chuckie loses his leadership FHRRK Nov 2025 #3
Nancy was a leader, Chuck is a disappointment. dem4decades Nov 2025 #6
I couldn't agree with you more. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #7
Seriously? Chuck Schumer voted against it. Eko Nov 2025 #8
Chuckie only voted against it because he already knew that the votes were there to pass the CR MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #12
How do you know that? Eko Nov 2025 #15
That's what I think and, quite truthfully, I think this is spot on. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #23
By voting no? Eko Nov 2025 #33
Apparently you didn't understand my previous posts, so, I'll say more slowly, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #38
I understand your previous posts and this one makes about as much sense as the previous ones do. Eko Nov 2025 #40
Ok, I now understand what you are saying, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #42
And all his other no votes? Eko Nov 2025 #43
I'm not talking about his other votes, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #44
Is he just so ineffectual as a leader that he didn't know or couldn't hold the line? Maru Kitteh Nov 2025 #24
I dont think anyone could have done that. Eko Nov 2025 #28
So, don't you think this is just going to embolden the Republicans???? hamsterjill Nov 2025 #35
I agree. I am not with the 8 dems that voted to open this. Eko Nov 2025 #36
Yeah, the other Dems can't control what the eight did. hamsterjill Nov 2025 #39
ITs been common to refer to the Democratic party as a buch of cats. Eko Nov 2025 #41
Exactly Cirsium Nov 2025 #57
That is how it works Cirsium Nov 2025 #56
For show Cirsium Nov 2025 #55
The Republicans don't have to blow up the filibuster, we'll cave. dem4decades Nov 2025 #4
Exactly!!! nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #9
I cannot believe what I'm reading here. herding cats Nov 2025 #10
Yes I do realize. Eko Nov 2025 #11
You see this as a dilemma? herding cats Nov 2025 #48
What? no. The repubs gave us a dilemma. Eko Nov 2025 #49
I die. herding cats Nov 2025 #50
My mom had cancer. Not long after the ACA was passed. Eko Nov 2025 #54
I gave food. Lots and lots of it. herding cats Nov 2025 #59
With what? Eko Nov 2025 #60
Are you not reading your own word? herding cats Nov 2025 #62
How does what compare? Eko Nov 2025 #63
You know what herding cats Nov 2025 #64
In no way did I ever say that people not getting health care is right. Eko Nov 2025 #65
Good for you. herding cats Nov 2025 #66
Can I help? Eko Nov 2025 #67
You want to help me burn them to the ground? herding cats Nov 2025 #68
Then why fight at all? iemanja Nov 2025 #17
Because it was right to do so. Eko Nov 2025 #18
But it's not right now? iemanja Nov 2025 #25
I thought it was, 8 dems did not. Eko Nov 2025 #30
Those lives Cirsium Nov 2025 #58
Really disappointing that we went through this TheFarseer Nov 2025 #13
The Republicans will say all the pain was for our political gain. dem4decades Nov 2025 #20
What difference did it make holding out? iemanja Nov 2025 #14
The fact that we fought so hard and so long. Eko Nov 2025 #16
So nothing. iemanja Nov 2025 #21
Fighting is not nothing at all. Eko Nov 2025 #31
Trump is laughing his ass off! Emile Nov 2025 #19
You just know he's going to spread this far and wide and he's right, Dems will capitulate every time MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #26
The shutdown really didn't effect most of us directly fujiyamasan Nov 2025 #27
There is nothing to be proud of since it was Jspur Nov 2025 #32
LOL, after we got sold out i needed a good laugh, thank you yaesu Nov 2025 #34
WTF? hatrack Nov 2025 #37
So then block me, I could care less. Here I am telling us all to be proud of what we did do that was historic Eko Nov 2025 #47
Cope. Happy Hoosier Nov 2025 #45
Yep, basically breathing in Trump farts and saying a scented candle fujiyamasan Nov 2025 #61
Enough of the bullshit. NoRethugFriends Nov 2025 #46
"shows" Cirsium Nov 2025 #51
And for the foreseeable future FHRRK Nov 2025 #53
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