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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 02:36 PM
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Poll question: "Bipartisanship" means both parties are bribed--it should be called "bribepartisanship"
If you disagree, please reply with legislation with broad (not token) bipartisan support that actually did the public any good.

I can only think of declaring war in World War II.
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 02:39 PM
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1. One of the things I've noticed is that those policies that are most bipartisan..
Or bribepartisan, have distinct tendency to be the worst..

Think of the drug war, I'm not sure there is anything more bribepartisan in government these days..

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rudy23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 02:40 PM
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2. I like it, it's catchy. Which means as soon as that term became popular, Dem leaders would force an
apology from whoever used it.
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 03:02 PM
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5. "I apologize to the 75% of Democrats who take bribes and 99% of Republicans who do."
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 02:41 PM
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3. Sounds right-
Right on the money.
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moobu2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 02:42 PM
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4. We have elections to decide who gets the bribes.
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 10:41 PM
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6. yep, incumbents get the big dough
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