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Quiet Em

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9. It was Leon, the con and the spineless Republicans who put us in this prediciment.

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Fri Mar 14, 2025, 07:33 PM

Friday

And most of the public is accutely aware of that.

I do understand there were no good options involved. I disagree on giving up what little leverage we had. I disagree that the option chosen lessons the threat. I do not believe it does at all. But at the end of the day, yes, the Democrats are not being malicious like the Republicans. They are doing what they believe is best. The entire con admin is atrocious and not normal.

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I have thought about this vote today.. all day... and have come to the conclusion [View all] Peacetrain Friday OP

Their best is not good enough to win the war being waged against us. Irish_Dem Friday #1

Irish we will not lose this battle... but it is not going to be easy Peacetrain Friday #4

I hope that you are right. Irish_Dem Friday #7

Have been encouraged by the blow-back I'm seeing at town halls, the Kennedy Center, gathering allegorical oracle Friday #11

Seems unlikely Trump will back down. Irish_Dem Friday #12

Not for a very long time JustAnotherGen Friday #18

I fear that we lost it today Bettie Friday #15

So sorry the fixer of texts.....just posted Irish, which wasn't want you wanted..... a kennedy Friday #17

Kick Eko Friday #2

Admirable. We elected them to make decisions for us. They have more info than we do. bucolic_frolic Friday #3

I suspect they wanted to get those ammendments on record with MadameButterfly Friday #13

For most of them Bettie Friday #16

Is Pelosi, Hakeem and AOC getting different info than Schumer and the jrthin Friday #5

The frog said, "The water's not hot yet." Duncan Grant Friday #6

Actually, frogs remaining as the water gets hotter is not a thing MadameButterfly Friday #10

and I'm reminded of the Garland defense. Emile Friday #8

It was Leon, the con and the spineless Republicans who put us in this prediciment. Quiet Em Friday #9

So participation trophies? mr715 Friday #14