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Pantagruel

(2,580 posts) Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:27 PM Jan 2021

GOP pain threshold determined

To get them to do the right thing (just some of them), you need to physically chase them through the halls of Congress and force them to huddle under desks for hours in fear for their lives.

Who knew??

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GOP pain threshold determined (Original Post) Pantagruel Jan 2021 OP

Ehhh. that probably wasn't enough, corporations cutting off funds did it nt Fresh_Start Jan 2021 #1

Beat me to it. Zoonart Jan 2021 #5

+1,000! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #6

didn't take long at all.. stillcool Jan 2021 #8

The real "deep state". Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #10

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2021 #12

Also, smear shit on the walls of their office and beat people to death outside their office. Squinch Jan 2021 #2

...and take away their corporate backing. Zoonart Jan 2021 #3

Actually, I don't think even that was enough. It was the corporations and big donors catbyte Jan 2021 #4

This!👆 SheltieLover Jan 2021 #7

Big money/business said No more and then mega-donor Sheldon Adelson died. Solly Mack Jan 2021 #9

It's a ruse, they WANT Democrats to push this, and do their job for them. OnDoutside Jan 2021 #11

trump approval ratings at 33% will . . . 'help'. empedocles Jan 2021 #13

In the end, to the GOP CanonRay Jan 2021 #14

Canon Ray Pantagruel Jan 2021 #15

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)

1. Ehhh. that probably wasn't enough, corporations cutting off funds did it nt

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:28 PM

Jan 2021

Zoonart

(11,860 posts)

5. Beat me to it.

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:29 PM

Jan 2021

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

6. +1,000!

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:31 PM

Jan 2021

Cut off the slush fund.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

8. didn't take long at all..

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:38 PM

Jan 2021

Crunchy Frog

(26,579 posts)

10. The real "deep state".

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:43 PM

Jan 2021

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

12. +1

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:45 PM

Jan 2021

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

2. Also, smear shit on the walls of their office and beat people to death outside their office.

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:28 PM

Jan 2021

Zoonart

(11,860 posts)

3. ...and take away their corporate backing.

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:29 PM

Jan 2021

FIxed it.

catbyte

(34,376 posts)

4. Actually, I don't think even that was enough. It was the corporations and big donors

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:29 PM

Jan 2021

dumping them right and left that suddenly made them find religion. Money is their God.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

7. This!👆

Reply to catbyte (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:32 PM

Jan 2021

Solly Mack

(90,764 posts)

9. Big money/business said No more and then mega-donor Sheldon Adelson died.

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:43 PM

Jan 2021

They do so worship the dollar.

OnDoutside

(19,956 posts)

11. It's a ruse, they WANT Democrats to push this, and do their job for them.

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:44 PM

Jan 2021

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

13. trump approval ratings at 33% will . . . 'help'.

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 07:53 PM

Jan 2021

CanonRay

(14,101 posts)

14. In the end, to the GOP

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 08:03 PM

Jan 2021

The country didn't matter
The Constitution didn't matter
The citizens didn't matter
Their oath didn't matter
Only their own political fortunes matter. And possibly loss of big donors.

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)

15. Canon Ray

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #14)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 08:19 PM

Jan 2021

cuts to the essence of the GOP.
Perfect!!

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