Back in the day I heard Dick Gregory, a comedian turned political activist, say that you could fool people
in just about everything until you mess with their wallet. When you pick their pocket they wake up from their stupor.
I think the rowdy town hall meetings occurring in Repug districts is a sign that that axiom is true. It's sad that they will ignore things that hurt "other" people, but when it hurts them, they want relief. Look at the whiny members of Congress that want special exemptions for their districts. They blindly vote for his cabinet picks that will surly hurt large swaths of the population without a second thought (most of them don't really do any thinking), but when tRump threatens their reelection chances with his stupid policies they are all "concerned".
Clearly the Repugs are already feeling the financial hurt. FAFO!
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