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Squinch

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1. This is not the time to rub salt in people's wounds. Yes, people hoped. There is little else

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 04:05 PM

Oct 2018

for us but hope until we get back Congress.

You shouldn't be belittling people for hoping, especially right now. It's a really base assholish thing to do.

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If you ever held out any hope in Jeff Flake or Susan Collins in this SCOTUS thing..... [View all] TeamPooka Oct 2018 OP

This is not the time to rub salt in people's wounds. Yes, people hoped. There is little else Squinch Oct 2018 #1

Never count on a Republican to do the right thing. This is a teachable moment. TeamPooka Oct 2018 #2

there was no other choice. i hope heitkamp still wins JI7 Oct 2018 #3

You really shouldn't mistake this for a teachable moment. This is just you being cruel. Squinch Oct 2018 #4

You should not miss the teachable moment. Oh, there it goes. You just did. TeamPooka Oct 2018 #6

And there you go again. You must REALLY need to make yourself feel superior. Squinch Oct 2018 #7

nope but you definitely feel the need to insult me over and over TeamPooka Oct 2018 #9

I was never one who thought the republicans would do the right thing. But I'd also Squinch Oct 2018 #10

You've been trying to show me how much better you are than me for several posts TeamPooka Oct 2018 #11

It was over on November 9, 2016, but no harm in trying Orangepeel Oct 2018 #5

and never have to count on people like them again. TeamPooka Oct 2018 #8