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Roy Rolling

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6. Lockbox

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:09 AM

Jul 2017

We laughed at the "lockbox" term, but it wasn't funny when the trasury was raided for tax cuts and foreign wars starting in 2000. He was sooooo correct.

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Al Gore: Trump is first president to deliberately 'tear down America's standing in the world' [View all] DonViejo Jul 2017 OP

#45 is best Russian agent ever! Pence, Ryan, McConnell are his helper bees. nt NCjack Jul 2017 #1

I hear them buzzing all the time. ananda Jul 2017 #4

i am partial to boris bora13 Jul 2017 #25

Make no mistake: The GOP's ultimate goal is America's isolation. Initech Jul 2017 #2

Sad that Trump doesn't take advice from smarter people. Bluepinky Jul 2017 #3

Totally agree with all you said iluvtennis Jul 2017 #5

Didn't he tell us, "I'm really smart"? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2017 #27

Lockbox Roy Rolling Jul 2017 #6

Agree. I never got the hilarity. Alice11111 Jul 2017 #12

Anybody else remember W's "trifecta"? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2017 #28

These are very creepy times for us. It's still nightmarish. C Moon Jul 2017 #7

...the stockmarket is at an all-time high. Alice11111 Jul 2017 #15

I can't help but wonder just how much better off we'd be today Sluggeaux Jul 2017 #8

Welcome to DU. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #9

Oh thank you! Sluggeaux Jul 2017 #14

LOL Kali Jul 2017 #11

:) Sluggeaux Jul 2017 #18

Got that right...SCOTUS threw the election. Brexit people Alice11111 Jul 2017 #17

So do we all... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #23

There is a pattern here with Trump. gordianot Jul 2017 #10

Truly. He says whatever benefits him at the moment, and Alice11111 Jul 2017 #13

You're right that Cheeto says anything to get praise and applause FakeNoose Jul 2017 #24

Our next president should be someone like Al Gore. (eom) StevieM Jul 2017 #16

Our next president should be Al Gore. roamer65 Jul 2017 #30

I know what you mean VP Gore. They have to hide the flies in the WH or he pulls off wings & laughts. Sunlei Jul 2017 #19

Ah, I like how he said there would challenges "in the months ahead" R B Garr Jul 2017 #20

Bannon and Miller have been doing a great job so far reaching their goal BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #21

Al Gore's on Colbert tonight.........nt Heartstrings Jul 2017 #22

Honestly... Mike Nelson Jul 2017 #26

It's true-- yet no one is stopping him ailsagirl Jul 2017 #29

Trump is still the bully in the school yard, his maturity is still a petulant brat, demanding to Thinkingabout Jul 2017 #31