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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Bipartisan House immigration group reports ‘incredible progress’
Virginia Senate vote passes $880 million highway reform
Bob Woodward: Sequester was the “brain child” of the White House
Biden to mark Black History Month with trip to Selma, Alabama.
Connecticut Governor Malloy: Sequester is 'craziness'
WWE Challenges Glenn Beck to Step Into Ring, Explain Why Wrestling Fans Are Stupid
No, they don't. Surgical removal of one's sense of irony appears to be a requirement for Tea Party membership.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"![]()
No. because its only hate speech is it isnt "true" (for a given cultural value of "true" )
When a redneck calls a mexican lazy, he isnt intending to be hateful. he really does believe all mexicans are inherently lazy do-nothings who nonetheless steal his job and refuse to learn english overnight.
(which is racist as shit..but once again..their filter on how the world work conveniently edits it out of their mind this way)
edited 23rd Feb '13 6:51:42 PM by Midgetsnowman
White House: Bob Woodward 'willfully wrong' about Sequester
Education Secretary Duncan: ‘Dumb cuts’ from sequester will cost thousands of teachers their jobs
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VI): New era for Cuba relations
Dems urge Reid to reconsider filibuster deal if GOP continues to block Hagel
Governor Jindal: Delaying Obama healthcare law could help offset sequester
edited 24th Feb '13 3:10:06 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016I've had it up to here with members of the Republican House
whining about the sequester now
◊.
They just don't want their precious military-industrial complex cuts, because it impacts major GOP donors.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Then they have even less reason to whine.
Who voted for the sequester? They did.
Why was the sequester in place? To serve as a threat in case a compromise could not be reached.
Who absolutely refused to compromise? They did.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.Oh, gee gawrsh, you think that accusations of hypocrisy are going to have any impact on them?
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Ah, the good old F-35. As pretty a boondoggle as has ever been conceived in the Mad Science labs of the Pentagon.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"They're worth like a double-digit percentage of our entire national debt!
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.The entire military procurement system is to blame for the F-35, including the Pentagon, Lockheed, the politicians pushing for the project, etc.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

What hell?
. All of these make me want to hit something but the inane argument against abortion is just unbelievable.
edited 23rd Feb '13 12:39:13 PM by Kostya