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In reply to the discussion: McConnell seeks to inflict political pain on budget votes [View all]musclecar6
(1,684 posts)4. Every time
McConnell starts down the road with the usual cheapskate bullshit that the Republican party is known for, Chuck Schumer needs to get on the horn right away and blast back at him and remind him and the Republicans that the Democrats have always done better as far as GDP and other measurements of the economy, when theyre in power and the only thing Republicans ever accomplish is to take care of the 1% and fuck everybody else.
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If that is true, why would anyone vote against an amendment that affects zero people?
Jose Garcia
Feb 2021
#8
Right. Smart and responsible policies are obviously the repug party's brand. Dickhead.
Mc Mike
Feb 2021
#15
Wait, how can the minority Senator force votes? I thought we controlled the agenda....
machoneman
Feb 2021
#21
How? Moscow Mitch no longer controls what measures are put to a vote in the Senate.
11 Bravo
Feb 2021
#23
Now comes effective Dem messaging to lay waste to McConnell's words, I hope!
CaptainTruth
Feb 2021
#24
it's called messaging. every repub will be onboard. they are better at that some others nt
msongs
Feb 2021
#25
LOL! McConnell is going to "force" the Democrats to vote on the bills they want to pass!
Nitram
Feb 2021
#28
Mitch hasn't a CLUE how much of America disagreed with everything he did
bucolic_frolic
Feb 2021
#37
There should be an amendment that any asshole that was a leader of the party that violated the
turbinetree
Feb 2021
#39