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friend of m and j

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3. Another defining moment for McConnell and the Republican Party was...

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 01:26 PM

Feb 2019

was when after 35 day government shutdown the first bill that McConnell introduced was not a bill to authorize payment to 1.2 million federal contractors who were not paid during the shutdown but was a bill to eliminate the federal estate tax that mostly benefits his wealthy supporters.

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Pic Of The Moment: This Kinda Says It All... [View all] EarlG Feb 2019 OP

k&R Gothmog Feb 2019 #1

How are the Democrats in congress going to get any legislative bill through the Senate if turtle Maraya1969 Feb 2019 #2

They aren't ... relayerbob Feb 2019 #11

Another defining moment for McConnell and the Republican Party was... friend of m and j Feb 2019 #3

You wouldn't believe this stuff DirtEdonE Feb 2019 #14

K & R. Thread. nt Duppers Feb 2019 #4

I like what I read on a DitchMitch email I got today. nykym Feb 2019 #5

So, I take it cracking down on drug trafficking ship owners is off the table. sandensea Feb 2019 #6

How can we get rid of the bastard that isn't illegal? olegramps Feb 2019 #7

idiot ailsagirl Feb 2019 #8

Election day a federal holiday..........yay!! marieo1 Feb 2019 #9

Pelosi KNOWS that the Senate won't pass a bill like this, Silver Gaia Feb 2019 #10

McTurtle is such a vile, deplorable pos brandnewday2009 Feb 2019 #12

Good. I posted about this in early January. The bill was introduced on Day One by the Dems. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #13

I really fucking hate Mitch more than anybody right now. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #15

It wouldn't have taken more than any ONE of those items in the bill for Turtle to stop it.... Bengus81 Feb 2019 #16

Kick dalton99a Feb 2019 #17