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Pepsidog

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79. We have learned that republicans mean what they say. Why would old folks in Fla and elsewhere vote
Wed Oct 12, 2022, 11:49 AM
Oct 2022

Republican. If Dems ever win solid majorities in the house and senate and we have a Dem. president, there must be a real effort to push the limits of limiting the 1st. Amend to stop rw media, especially Fox from polluting the minds of so many Americans.

There's absolutely no reason for the vast majority of middle class and working poor Americans to vote republican. Radical change is needed. The vast majority of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. The American dream is largely over or untrainable for most Americans. Corporate America has their feet on the necks of Americans and wringing every last dollar from them for profits. So much wealth has accumulated in so few hands that life in America is so miserable that the only enjoyment millions of people have is following a traitorous ex-president and his party and they demonize and stoke fear in Democrats and other vulnerable groups just for the fun of it. It's so easy for them to hate LGBQ and minorities just for the fun of it. It's so easy to label Dems as "woke". Republicans are too brainwashed to realize that being "woke" is good for them and America. It's so much easier for them to ridicule and hate than to accept and love.

Let them force the default and see how long it lasts scarletlib Oct 2022 #1
⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ THIS ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ spanone Oct 2022 #2
Definitely This Rebl2 Oct 2022 #57
This many times! BobTheSubgenius Oct 2022 #82
Nailed it!! PortTack Oct 2022 #5
Agree ! Do it! Point directly at them and call their bluff. Grins Oct 2022 #26
If they want to hold their senior base hostage so they can hurt their senior base, okay I suppose.nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #31
Do that ... ancianita Oct 2022 #53
time to make them own is now, before the election. ougtha be the dems #1 issue, cuts to SS and msongs Oct 2022 #37
How many months without a Social Security check will it take for voters to be screaming? Lonestarblue Oct 2022 #75
not so sure..... they have 1500 radio stations to blame it on democrats, working all day for free certainot Oct 2022 #78
THIS, DAMMIT! calimary Oct 2022 #87
Tax cuts! More tax cuts for the poor RICH PEOPLE! calimary Oct 2022 #88
Dems can raise the debt limit at any time and by any amount. They should do so now. LonePirate Oct 2022 #3
They could just eliminate it entirely Jerry2144 Oct 2022 #6
There's no filibuster for that? pnwmom Oct 2022 #11
It was canned back in 2021, I think. LonePirate Oct 2022 #12
Just DO IT, Dems! calimary Oct 2022 #35
Why before the election? pnwmom Oct 2022 #40
It's a critically important problem to address. calimary Oct 2022 #43
But we'll still have the votes during the lame duck session. pnwmom Oct 2022 #44
Oh yes! ALL the more reason to do it BEFORE. Dispel discouragement! calimary Oct 2022 #46
That's a great analysis, calimary! Thank you. To add to your thoughts, pnwmom Oct 2022 #47
OF COURSE they wanted somebody else to clean it up! calimary Oct 2022 #48
By the way, my friend, I think we should all be kicking these ideas around. calimary Oct 2022 #50
McCain/Palin markodochartaigh Oct 2022 #71
The way I read it 3auld6phart Oct 2022 #55
I sure hope they lose the upcoming elections! calimary Oct 2022 #59
The debt limit can be raised with a simple majority through reconciliation. tritsofme Oct 2022 #39
Maybe Dems should codify the debt limit Marthe48 Oct 2022 #4
Yes, this ridiculous political stunt is really getting old already PatSeg Oct 2022 #21
These people are just asking for it. On top of the pandemic, inflation, Ukraine, and... keep_left Oct 2022 #7
How much are they willing to raise taxes on the obscenely wealthy? Martin Eden Oct 2022 #8
Attack on SS should be heavily played up by the Dems captain queeg Oct 2022 #9
+1000 n/t MarcA Oct 2022 #15
... waiting for the Dems to jump on this.... IcyPeas Oct 2022 #28
Absolutely insane that they haven't. Ace Rothstein Oct 2022 #64
... Lucinda Oct 2022 #10
:) Good. Spread the word. Less than a month to election day. Hortensis Oct 2022 #13
That's what I'm talkin' about. Let Joe name names and show their faces on prime time TV! Samrob Oct 2022 #18
If he sees it as serious enough and valuable enough to play...... jaxexpat Oct 2022 #33
This just goes to show how much Republicans hate poor people Buckeyeblue Oct 2022 #14
They shut down the government every chance they get ToxMarz Oct 2022 #16
They had no problem raising it for TFG. SergeStorms Oct 2022 #17
SSDD. n/t malthaussen Oct 2022 #19
Let them grab that proverbial 3rd rail packman Oct 2022 #20
I'll be 62 soon & plan on collecting as soon as I can. oldsoftie Oct 2022 #22
From a friend who was an employee of SS - she advised I apply for SS 3 months before asiliveandbreathe Oct 2022 #32
Thank you I didnt know that oldsoftie Oct 2022 #45
Bring it. Fucking scumbags. The Unmitigated Gall Oct 2022 #23
It bogs my mind why older republicans Tree Lady Oct 2022 #24
They believe every lies the FOX hate-entertainers catapult out of their TV set. Justice matters. Oct 2022 #29
They don't believe it. Demobrat Oct 2022 #34
If there is a MAGA shutdown... mwooldri Oct 2022 #25
Sounds like a good reason to Vote Blue, no matter who! Wounded Bear Oct 2022 #27
GQP can only tear down, not govern. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #30
All ANYBODY needs to know is this: calimary Oct 2022 #36
They want to help the rich iemanja Oct 2022 #38
Exactly! The reminder message is: calimary Oct 2022 #42
Earwig you say? Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #83
Get ads started up and keep them up until election day Scalded Nun Oct 2022 #41
They won't be cutting fucking shit if we GOTV Takket Oct 2022 #49
The GOP has a death wish Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 #51
The solution to Social Security crisis is obvious.. raise the taxable maximum. honest.abe Oct 2022 #52
Maybe they Rebl2 Oct 2022 #58
SS cuts are usually future cuts to people who haven't received them yet. Ace Rothstein Oct 2022 #66
Actually they are talking about means testing which would affect current social security recipients. honest.abe Oct 2022 #74
Not likely. Mariana Oct 2022 #76
Waiting 10-15 years to implement a fix will be too late. honest.abe Oct 2022 #86
Wait, wait, wait...haven't they made threats like this every time anyway? How is this new? NullTuples Oct 2022 #54
Then, the only option would be to allow default. David__77 Oct 2022 #56
K n R ! Thanks for posting! JoeOtterbein Oct 2022 #60
Yet another reason why the GOP should not be trusted with The House, Senate, DemocraticPatriot Oct 2022 #61
"Any means necessary." They mean it. czarjak Oct 2022 #62
GOTV Meadowoak Oct 2022 #63
Defaulting on Social Security and Medicare is a winning proposition? Martin68 Oct 2022 #65
Please let our side use this in ads. Please, please, pretty please. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #67
Do none of them have mothers or older sisters or brothers PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #68
They really hate America, don't they? Hekate Oct 2022 #69
They really hate Americans. Mariana Oct 2022 #77
Pretty much Hekate Oct 2022 #81
If we have video of any of them saying it OR television news reports on what they said, summer_in_TX Oct 2022 #70
These fucking idiots understand nothing lonely bird Oct 2022 #72
Two Words... PXR-5 Oct 2022 #73
We have learned that republicans mean what they say. Why would old folks in Fla and elsewhere vote Pepsidog Oct 2022 #79
It is not necessary to limit the 1st A at all -- limit monopolization of media Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #84
Guess we'll find out if this is a winning strategy for them Mad_Machine76 Oct 2022 #80
Because their RW SCOTUS justices overturning Roe Deminpenn Oct 2022 #85
us Grannies and graqndpas will take to the streets to get our SOCIAL SECURITY & Medicare Trueblue1968 Oct 2022 #89
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