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In reply to the discussion: San Juan Mayor is getting desperate [View all]KY_EnviroGuy
(14,544 posts)50. What a crime on our democracy...
when local politicians fear retribution for simply relaying any negative facts from the ground in an emergency. I keep reminding myself it's been almost a month since the hurricane struck, and there are people still without adequate food and water.
Republican's attitude of let the cards fall where they may and deal with the consequences later is killing a lot of folks. Laissez-faire is a very nice philosophy to adhere to when you're among the ultra-rich.
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In a nutshell. And Trump's the nut. But yeah; play the sycophant game, get what you need, and THEN
WinkyDink
Oct 2017
#9
I doubt even that would work. He'd pay lip service and then do nothing.
SammyWinstonJack
Oct 2017
#22
+1!!! I just read in the Houston Chronicle today that a bill to require re-appraisal of flooded
Dustlawyer
Oct 2017
#15
Abbott and Patrick are two of the most evil characters to defile the halls of the Statehouse
DFW
Oct 2017
#23
For gods sake..... If America ever doesn't come out and gut punch these assholes right the hell out
Afromania
Oct 2017
#6
whenever a gop asshole goes right to life we need to yell bullshit and point out the hypocracy
dembotoz
Oct 2017
#11
Even Dubya, who was pretty clueless in terms of empathy, and apparently a bully as a kid,
maddiemom
Oct 2017
#42