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greenjar_01

(6,477 posts) Wed Oct 27, 2021, 08:39 PM Oct 2021

Yooooooo remember when DC and Puerto Rico were gonna be states?

Now we can't even get billionaires to pay more in taxes, or paid family leave ooooooofah!

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Yooooooo remember when DC and Puerto Rico were gonna be states? (Original Post) greenjar_01 Oct 2021 OP

Yeah but at least we're getting the Mueller Report released in full. dem4decades Oct 2021 #1

+1 LizBeth Oct 2021 #2

And they are getting closer to Giuliani and Gaetz. Sneederbunk Oct 2021 #3

It's a Zeno's paradox prosecution greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #4

When was that? I missed it entirely. Hortensis Oct 2021 #5

I remember people having unrealistic expectations. tritsofme Oct 2021 #6

I agree that it hasn't gotten better greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #8

Biden has experience negotiating good bills wellst0nev0ter Oct 2021 #7

I don't believe many folks thought statehood would happen any time soon. elevator Oct 2021 #9

Seriously? The House passed a DC statehood bill in April leftstreet Oct 2021 #10

Supreme Court would be packed, end filibuster, M4A...n/t leftstreet Oct 2021 #11

I remember talk about Puerto Rico and DC left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #12

Uh... greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #13

Uh left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #14

Nothing's going to change until some realize taking a copy of Robert's Rules... Hugin Oct 2021 #15

dem4decades

(11,282 posts)

1. Yeah but at least we're getting the Mueller Report released in full.

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 08:41 PM

Oct 2021

What?

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

2. +1

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 08:47 PM

Oct 2021

Sneederbunk

(14,289 posts)

3. And they are getting closer to Giuliani and Gaetz.

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 08:49 PM

Oct 2021

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)

4. It's a Zeno's paradox prosecution

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 09:08 PM

Oct 2021

Keeps getting closer and closer...

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

5. When was that? I missed it entirely.

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 09:14 PM

Oct 2021

tritsofme

(17,374 posts)

6. I remember people having unrealistic expectations.

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 09:16 PM

Oct 2021

It hasn’t gotten any better.

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)

8. I agree that it hasn't gotten better

Reply to tritsofme (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 10:43 PM

Oct 2021

wellst0nev0ter

(7,509 posts)

7. Biden has experience negotiating good bills

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 09:31 PM

Oct 2021

We just need to wait, just trust him.

elevator

(415 posts)

9. I don't believe many folks thought statehood would happen any time soon.

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:11 PM

Oct 2021

It's just people expressing some options, which may help to relieve the situation at some point.

leftstreet

(36,103 posts)

10. Seriously? The House passed a DC statehood bill in April

Reply to elevator (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:22 PM

Oct 2021

Schumer himself has said it's time

leftstreet

(36,103 posts)

11. Supreme Court would be packed, end filibuster, M4A...n/t

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:24 PM

Oct 2021

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

12. I remember talk about Puerto Rico and DC

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:26 PM

Oct 2021

I don't remember anything ever being done.

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)

13. Uh...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 11:30 PM

Oct 2021

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

14. Uh

Reply to greenjar_01 (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 28, 2021, 02:13 AM

Oct 2021

Seriously?

Hugin

(33,115 posts)

15. Nothing's going to change until some realize taking a copy of Robert's Rules...

Reply to greenjar_01 (Original post)

Thu Oct 28, 2021, 02:26 AM

Oct 2021

to an ax fight is a losing proposition.

Yeah, you have the high road, but, nobody cares.

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