So let me get this straight...

[choie]

republicans are thrilled at the prospect of spending $1 billion toward this ballroom obscenity, but are against:

More funding for SNAP
More funding for Medicaid
Broader student loan forgiveness and more affordable repayment plans
Rent subsidies (Section 8 vouchers, etc.)

There has never been and never will be a more despicable bunch of bastards in Congress.

[lastlib]

1. And despicable isn't a strong-enough word.....

I don't even know what word IS strong enough for that crowd. I think I have a pretty darn good vocabulary, but no word I can imagine fully expresses the SEEETHING hatred I have for the basturds.

[Just Jerome]

5. "Evil"

comes to mind.

Monsters

Demons

Minions of the hell they so vociferously purport to oppose

Or just asshats

[chowder66]

11. Worthless.

[lame54]

2. You've had it straight for years

[peppertree]

3. As a wise man said: The cruelty is the point

As long as they can convince their Archie Bunkers that "this mostly hurts them minorities," they'll continue to applaud it - ballroom, obscene corruption and all.

And if it hurts some Republicans too? Meh. You make an omelet, you break a few eggs.

[BlueTsunami2018]

4. Yeah, bootstraps and all that.

If you need those things, it’s your own fault. That’s their attitude.

Capitalism sucks.

[Martin68]

6. Republicans are fine with spending taxpayer's money on Trump's vanity projects instead of on taxpayers.

[MadameButterfly]

7. Well actually, there were the robber barons who chose McKinley and bought his election

so they could be richer while their steel workers worked ridiculous hours and tens of thousands died or were disabled from unsafe conditions.

What turned things around was New York robber barons who wanted Teddy Roosevelt out of the governorship convinced McKinley to take him on as VP, where they thought Teddy would have no power. But for McKinley's assassination, we might have been in this place more than a hundred years ago. His Progressive Era gave us trust-busting, regulation of food industry, preservation of vast natural areas, labor protections including the 8 hour work day, inheritance taxes....

His presidency was a miracle without which our country would be a very different place.

[Multichromatic]

20. We desperately need another Teddy Roosevelt.

[MadameButterfly]

33. Yes we do. And maybe the current insanity is what will bring that about

No more moving to an ever rightward shifting middle. Time to be bold. Here's hoping enough people will see the light after Trump decimates the country. And that democracy will survive. Or another Teddy Roosevelt-like miracle.

[Fil1957]

8. Any spending of our money that helps the poor and middle class Republicans HATE. They only want to spend our money on

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,rich people who don't need it. The ballroom is for the wealthy, so of course, they're all on board.

[LoisB]

9. Priorities.

[Figarosmom]

10. Haven't they seen the polls that say

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Only 20% or so want the ballroom? Do they really think gerrymandering will help them when even Republicans will decide to vote for someone else or not vote at all?

[Wednesdays]

21. Like burglars after the alarm goes off...

...they scramble to grab a bit more loot before the cops show up.

[Ray Bruns]

27. I get the feeling that they really don't give a shit.

[Chasstev365]

12. Crucify them in the mid-terms with this!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. This Fall's election ads write themselves

[hamsterjill]

14. Evil bastards.

Great post!

[sop]

15. $1B in public funds for a $400m golden vanity ballroom, that was to be funded 100% by private donations, for an

insane degenerate piece of shit, with the lowest approval numbers in the history of presidential polling, and no one will put a stop to it?

[aggiesal]

16. (R)'s are Irony Deficient n/t

[sprinkleeninow]

17. The word *prelest*. Has spiritual connotation, but still can apply

"You think yer somethin', but you ain't!"

[Skittles]

18. and a big FU to anyone needing affordable healthcare insurance

yes indeed

[proud patriot]

19. Submissive Weak Evil Bastards in congress

IMO

[vapor2]

22. To add to their sadism, Bessent, Tim Scott, Hassett, (who else?)

keep telling us to be patient and prices have gone down. Effn pricks

[Efilroft Sul]

23. Saw a good idea on Mastodon. Start calling them all Ballroom Republicans.

It succinctly sums up who and what they are for, and it ain't us.

Cake, anyone?

[badhair77]

26. Wish I could recommend this term 20 times.

Ballroom republicans. Perfect.

[mdbl]

24. They truly are disgusting beings.

[live love laugh]

25. Guess who will pocket the kickbacks?

[spanone]

28. They are rotten, despicable 'people'.

[yardwork]

29. I interacted with some MAGA when the ballroom plans were first revealed.

Shortly after the East Wing was demolished.

A right wing Christian Nationalist woman who is part of an affinity group I'm in posted that Obama had done the same with his basketball court.

She was gently corrected, then she doubled down and brought in reinforcements, and they were all not so gently corrected.

In one exchange it was noted that the price for this could feed and house a lot of poor people. This right wing Christian who spends time supposedly helping poor women posted "the poor will always be with us but we deserve opulence in the USA, like Saudi Arabia."

I checked their social history (open to the public) and it was full of gross racist AI memes featuring Barack and Michelle Obama.

There is no reasoning with these people. They pretend to be nice but they are followers of greed and evil. They betray their supposed Christianity. They're not following Jesus. They're following something else and calling it Jesus.

The experience has kind of haunted and upset me. There are millions like this.

[Joinfortmill]

32. they're nuts. Jesus was BROWN.

[pansypoo53219]

30. all for the GOPEE + none for thee. same as it ever was.

[Joinfortmill]

31. Lots of Republicans benefit from these programs. TickTock, Donald.