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Jim Lane

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9. Unfortunately, you're right, but we should still remember this.

Reply to freshwest (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 01:30 AM

Jan 2013

When Rubio and his ilk come looking for federal disaster relief, we can at least bring this up again, remind everyone about it, hope that some journalist (if any still live) might even ask the Senator to explain the apparent inconsistency.

In short, we can make their lives miserable before we give them their money.

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This is why America MUST defeat all Republicans at every opportunity [View all] DainBramaged Jan 2013 OP

Thanks for the graphic. All the GOP in the northeastern states must change parties... freshwest Jan 2013 #1

damn them all to hell. spanone Jan 2013 #2

TX? AL? FL? GA? SC? NC? WTF? ( n/t ) Make7 Jan 2013 #3

Wow. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #4

We can't punish them though, it's the people we care about, not the money. freshwest Jan 2013 #6

Unfortunately, you're right, but we should still remember this. Jim Lane Jan 2013 #9

The public would see it as partisan punishment. It would also be a betrayal of our way of goverance. freshwest Jan 2013 #11

Retaliation would be seen as partisan, and would be wrong... Jim Lane Jan 2013 #13

No one is suggesting that we punish the citizens. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #10

How do you shove it down their throats where anyone will see it? freshwest Jan 2013 #12

When I say "we", I mean Democrats, primarily elected Democrats. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #14

Kyl and McCain ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #5

What were they gettting, drought relief? Oh, and McCain was supposed to be reasonable... haha... freshwest Jan 2013 #7

Not drought relief ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #8

Yup, those fires. How much of that was national park land, though? freshwest Jan 2013 #15

Here in Arizona? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #16