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Benton D Struckcheon

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4. Waitaminnit waitaminnit waitaminnit...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 04:35 PM

Oct 2013

Are we saying here that it's downright legal for these, um, upstanding citizens to go into the House chamber with a flask in their back pocket or something? Izzat right?

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Grayson blames shutdown on GOP literally drinking on the job "Many of them seem loaded," [View all] kpete Oct 2013 OP

Perfect! Now where are those thugs who were attacking the congressman to his face? DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2013 #1

So all this Republican insanity and cruelty is coming from a bunch of mean drunks? LongTomH Oct 2013 #2

Pain always comes from the drunks dry or wet DoBotherMe Oct 2013 #17

A check-point should have been set up outside the House chambers... KansDem Oct 2013 #3

Excellent gopiscrap Oct 2013 #9

Waitaminnit waitaminnit waitaminnit... Benton D Struckcheon Oct 2013 #4

Not illegal but downright unseemly Bandit Oct 2013 #6

Hmph. Not long, that's for sure. Benton D Struckcheon Oct 2013 #8

No, they keep the bottle right out in the open.. SomethingFishy Oct 2013 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #5

Sadly we have apologist here in DU doing the GOPs job for them. Rex Oct 2013 #7

It sucks that we have a bunch of mean drunks shutting down the government right now. Zorra Oct 2013 #10

An active alcoholic shouldnt be the Speaker of the House rbrnmw Oct 2013 #11

Drinking on the job anywhere else in America gets your ass fired right now rurallib Oct 2013 #12

They drink to numb up their soul to the fact they're sabotaging their country. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #13

What soul? lonestarnot Oct 2013 #27

Whatever is left of it is numb or dead. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #35

LOL's....Sure they were! How else can the cough down Koch Brothers Money along with KoKo Oct 2013 #14

+1 dmr Oct 2013 #22

Quick show of hands Half-Century Man Oct 2013 #16

here's my hand waiving wildly, I knew it was the boozers DoBotherMe Oct 2013 #19

Merely another good argument for swapping the legality of Half-Century Man Oct 2013 #20

Sure does get the red out Oct 2013 #31

House Bill 2113: The Freedom of Unique Creatures Act of 2013 Half-Century Man Oct 2013 #34

So, basically, the Republicans are pissed off Jamastiene Oct 2013 #18

“and it’s making them violent and abusive towards America.” kentuck Oct 2013 #21

Arrest these drunken clowns. randome Oct 2013 #23

Yep makes sense. Republicans are mean and nasty, it makes sense that they would be even meaner bluestate10 Oct 2013 #24

K & R n/t glinda Oct 2013 #25

Alcohol abuse can lead to divorce. Let's hope America divorces these Asshats. n/t Coyotl Oct 2013 #26

Mad Men BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #28

Betty Ford Clinic get the red out Oct 2013 #29

It is a FACT alcohol impairs judgement. nt. Sunlei Oct 2013 #30

...and Rx Painkillers. IMO. tridim Oct 2013 #32

A spokesperson for Speaker John Boehner did not immediately respond DJ13 Oct 2013 #33

The weasels have taken over Toad Hall Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #36

They are vindictive assholes. HappyMe Oct 2013 #37

I've said it before we need to put Breathalyzers on the floors of both houses. Ganja Ninja Oct 2013 #38