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TexasBushwhacker

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18. The GOP loves the MIC

Reply to Traildogbob (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:26 PM

9 hrs ago

Soldiers, veterans, and their families, not so much. None of them give big campaign contributions like military contractors do. Lindsay Graham said the quiet part out loud - "We going to make so much money". Jesus Christ on a pogo stick!

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