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62. Are you not reading your own word?

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 01:13 AM

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It kept her alive for 5 more years. No way she could have afforded that in any way.
That didn't get lost in my diatribe at all.
I understand on a very personal level.
Whats more important, health care or food?
I cant answer that question.
Cause its a dilemma.
If a kid is starving are you going to offer it health care or food?
If a mom is dying of cancer are you going to offer her food or health care?

I answered you.

You're not genuine. I'm out.

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This was the longest shutdown ever. The fact that it went this long shows immense fight from our party. [View all] Eko Sunday OP

Bullshit! Jersey Devil Sunday #1

Same orangecrush Sunday #5

Same leftstreet Sunday #22

Thank you!!! I get SO SICK of bad decisions by Dems just being 'explained' away all the time. hamsterjill Sunday #29

Agreed Cirsium Monday #52

And yet, Chuckie and Company still capitulated and gave the repigs what they wanted. MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #2

What should happen is Chuckie loses his leadership FHRRK Sunday #3

Nancy was a leader, Chuck is a disappointment. dem4decades Sunday #6

I couldn't agree with you more. MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #7

Seriously? Chuck Schumer voted against it. Eko Sunday #8

Chuckie only voted against it because he already knew that the votes were there to pass the CR MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #12

How do you know that? Eko Sunday #15

That's what I think and, quite truthfully, I think this is spot on. MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #23

By voting no? Eko Sunday #33

Apparently you didn't understand my previous posts, so, I'll say more slowly, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #38

I understand your previous posts and this one makes about as much sense as the previous ones do. Eko Sunday #40

Ok, I now understand what you are saying, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #42

And all his other no votes? Eko Sunday #43

I'm not talking about his other votes, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #44

Is he just so ineffectual as a leader that he didn't know or couldn't hold the line? Maru Kitteh Sunday #24

I dont think anyone could have done that. Eko Sunday #28

So, don't you think this is just going to embolden the Republicans???? hamsterjill Sunday #35

I agree. I am not with the 8 dems that voted to open this. Eko Sunday #36

Yeah, the other Dems can't control what the eight did. hamsterjill Sunday #39

ITs been common to refer to the Democratic party as a buch of cats. Eko Sunday #41

Exactly Cirsium Monday #57

That is how it works Cirsium Monday #56

For show Cirsium Monday #55

The Republicans don't have to blow up the filibuster, we'll cave. dem4decades Sunday #4

Exactly!!! nt MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #9

I cannot believe what I'm reading here. herding cats Sunday #10

Yes I do realize. Eko Sunday #11

You see this as a dilemma? herding cats Sunday #48

What? no. The repubs gave us a dilemma. Eko Monday #49

I die. herding cats Monday #50

My mom had cancer. Not long after the ACA was passed. Eko Monday #54

I gave food. Lots and lots of it. herding cats Monday #59

With what? Eko Monday #60

Are you not reading your own word? herding cats Monday #62

How does what compare? Eko Monday #63

You know what herding cats Monday #64

In no way did I ever say that people not getting health care is right. Eko Monday #65

Good for you. herding cats Monday #66

Can I help? Eko Monday #67

You want to help me burn them to the ground? herding cats Monday #68

Then why fight at all? iemanja Sunday #17

Because it was right to do so. Eko Sunday #18

But it's not right now? iemanja Sunday #25

I thought it was, 8 dems did not. Eko Sunday #30

Those lives Cirsium Monday #58

Really disappointing that we went through this TheFarseer Sunday #13

The Republicans will say all the pain was for our political gain. dem4decades Sunday #20

What difference did it make holding out? iemanja Sunday #14

The fact that we fought so hard and so long. Eko Sunday #16

So nothing. iemanja Sunday #21

Fighting is not nothing at all. Eko Sunday #31

Trump is laughing his ass off! Emile Sunday #19

You just know he's going to spread this far and wide and he's right, Dems will capitulate every time MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #26

The shutdown really didn't effect most of us directly fujiyamasan Sunday #27

There is nothing to be proud of since it was Jspur Sunday #32

LOL, after we got sold out i needed a good laugh, thank you yaesu Sunday #34

WTF? hatrack Sunday #37

So then block me, I could care less. Here I am telling us all to be proud of what we did do that was historic Eko Sunday #47

Cope. Happy Hoosier Sunday #45

Yep, basically breathing in Trump farts and saying a scented candle fujiyamasan Monday #61

Enough of the bullshit. NoRethugFriends Sunday #46

"shows" Cirsium Monday #51

And for the foreseeable future FHRRK Monday #53