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calimary

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63. Never forget. They had the power to screw Merrick Garland

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 12:21 PM

Jan 2019

and our legitimately-elected President, Barack Obama.

They owned it all for TWO YEARS. And got nothing done. While making sure that little got done over the six years before that. Once they flipped the House back and Nancy Pelosi had to hand the gavel over to republi-CON John Boehner. AND, a noticeably larger gavel at that, compared to Pelosi’s.

He evidently needed (or wanted) a BIG gavel. Which says something about him.

Just sayin’.

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There was an important post here yesterday pointing out that [View all] malaise Jan 2019 OP

#StandStrong(D) Achilleaze Jan 2019 #1

I am in total agreement with your sentiments. But... olegramps Jan 2019 #15

But once you pay them, they keep coming back localroger Jan 2019 #21

Yes, I have considered that aspect. olegramps Jan 2019 #39

his demands then he would be held accountable for the situation and his actions thoroughly condemned llmart Jan 2019 #40

I am not here to argue the subject. You are welcome to your opinion. olegramps Jan 2019 #44

While I sympathize with the Government employees who have not been paid... Different Drummer Jan 2019 #43

They were literally burning down the house on their way to the curb UpInArms Jan 2019 #2

Precisely malaise Jan 2019 #3

Don't you understand it? yardwork Jan 2019 #8

Rhetorical question, I assume. erronis Jan 2019 #49

Sigh. Yes, it was a rhetorical question. I think that malaise understood. yardwork Jan 2019 #51

Sorry to jump in! Carry on without my interference. SMILE. erronis Jan 2019 #52

Yes indeed malaise Jan 2019 #53

Do not bend an inch Speaker Pelosi. erlewyne Jan 2019 #4

It was as if they said so you won malaise Jan 2019 #6

In the hopes that it would shut down the Dem agenda right from the start. n/t Chemisse Jan 2019 #14

Yep - a totally twisted way to violate the Constitutional malaise Jan 2019 #16

Actually, with the utmost respect, I disagree. calimary Jan 2019 #45

Great post malaise Jan 2019 #46

I think we are on the wrong wave length, calimary. erlewyne Jan 2019 #47

Great post, calimary! While the repugs may as a whole be a bunch of lazy know-nothings erronis Jan 2019 #50

Fantastic post. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #56

Long, maybe, but True Blue American Jan 2019 #58

Beauty!!! (nt) ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #60

wonderful post! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #62

It's not about a wall - It's about crashing our economy... KCDebbie Jan 2019 #5

Exactly. If Pelosi gives in now, Trump will do this over and over. yardwork Jan 2019 #7

There should be zero doubt. dalton99a Jan 2019 #12

The problem with hostage-taking is that the hostages want MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #9

One of my nephews is one of the hostages malaise Jan 2019 #10

Absolutely! llmart Jan 2019 #41

One of my brothers is being held hostage by tRump* and the GOP*... Raster Jan 2019 #18

Same with my nephew, his fiancee and malaise Jan 2019 #20

My wonderful family has all rallied around. We are all scared to death... Raster Jan 2019 #22

The Reich Wing view our natural kairos12 Jan 2019 #19

Those hostages have a weapon Brawndo Jan 2019 #24

surely the repugs can see the timeline FM123 Jan 2019 #11

It's worse that M$Greedia is not pointing this out malaise Jan 2019 #13

Yes, new media principle: KEEP REPEATING TRUTH DemocracyMouse Jan 2019 #38

Agreed. Not one step back. kairos12 Jan 2019 #17

Agreeing with this tyrant would be tantamount to accepting dictatorship. Texin Jan 2019 #23

That is an important detail Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #25

There must be a paper or electronic trail about this plot malaise Jan 2019 #26

Damn Straight! 2naSalit Jan 2019 #27

THIS malaise Jan 2019 #31

Yup. 2naSalit Jan 2019 #42

Republicans are desperate to co-opt the democrats in approving Trump's wall. keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 #28

Many of them are compromised malaise Jan 2019 #32

Kick Hekate Jan 2019 #29

The Senate Republicans were already not voting for the wall and then things changed. Historic NY Jan 2019 #30

THe only change was that the Democratic Party won malaise Jan 2019 #33

Exactly........... Historic NY Jan 2019 #35

ABSOLUTELY Firestorm49 Jan 2019 #34

I also think our political leadership needs to be saying all this to the public Crunchy Frog Jan 2019 #36

Ditto malaise Jan 2019 #37

Great post. Absolutely correct-not a millimeter! Pepsidog Jan 2019 #48

K&R Jeffersons Ghost Jan 2019 #54

This is DEFINATELY a power play... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #55

The plot is more sinister than holding out for a wall. Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #57

Way more and it's been a coup since 2016 malaise Jan 2019 #61

Exactly, Dems should keep framing this as the trump shutdown onetexan Jan 2019 #59

Never forget. They had the power to screw Merrick Garland calimary Jan 2019 #63