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77. Leaving sure beats articulating and defending a position, doesn't it?

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Fri Jun 28, 2019, 07:04 AM

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Glad that Pelosi didn't throw those kids under the bus, just so she could say that she [View all] ehrnst Jun 2019 OP

Thank you still_one Jun 2019 #1

Where were the Senate Democrats? mcar Jun 2019 #2

IKR? ehrnst Jun 2019 #3

What could it be? mcar Jun 2019 #8

They will vote when everyone is back from Miami. 2naSalit Jun 2019 #18

Shhh! You are blowing the OP's narrative. nt Gore1FL Jun 2019 #19

Is somebody unhappy with me? ehrnst Jun 2019 #21

I think false narratives are create division Gore1FL Jun 2019 #61

"Do you DU suck?" ehrnst Jun 2019 #96

Sorry, I missed the verb "Make" Gore1FL Jun 2019 #135

Somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed. ehrnst Jun 2019 #138

Please stop making DU suck. nt Gore1FL Jun 2019 #140

You think DU sucks? ehrnst Jun 2019 #141

Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #142

It's sweet that you're still trying to get my attention by ehrnst Jun 2019 #143

Bye. Gore1FL Jun 2019 #144

.... ehrnst Jun 2019 #145

Trump has been saying that it's in Democrats' hands. They wanted scenario two. betsuni Jun 2019 #4

Salivating for it, I imagine. ehrnst Jun 2019 #13

Everything you wrote is true. betsuni Jun 2019 #20

This is a great and completely true post. StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #23

+++ nt brer cat Jun 2019 #85

Stellar post, ehrnst! PunkinPi Jun 2019 #121

Pretty much my thoughts,too. It boggles my mind that so many Democrats are upset.... George II Jun 2019 #5

Her not getting anything through the Senate would be called a "defeat" also. ehrnst Jun 2019 #27

Thank you StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #6

She plays the long game...and needed to relieve the situation at the border. lapucelle Jun 2019 #7

The long game doesn't register with "Give me red meat RIGHT NOW" crowd ehrnst Jun 2019 #15

Maybe we need a woman Leader in the Senate? True Blue American Jun 2019 #28

I wish that some of the POTUS candidates ehrnst Jun 2019 #45

even non-human, if not traitorous Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2019 #66

BTW, even CNN's pundits paused their mcar Jun 2019 #9

Goodness! Sacrificing a clickbait headline for actual analysis that acknowledges the horror at ehrnst Jun 2019 #30

Thank you for clarifying so thoughtfully LibFarmer Jun 2019 #10

K&R nt NYMinute Jun 2019 #11

Mahalo, ehrnst! Cha Jun 2019 #12

He really knows his facts True Blue American Jun 2019 #26

He does indeed StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #32

:) True Blue American Jun 2019 #35

That means a lot, Star. ehrnst Jun 2019 #46

So very nice True Blue American Jun 2019 #69

Lots of hysteria and knee jerk lashing out from many... ehrnst Jun 2019 #95

The media is calling it a 'stunning defeat' for Pelosi leftstreet Jun 2019 #14

If she had not accepted the Senate compromise, it would also have been called a 'defeat' ehrnst Jun 2019 #16

Truth! True Blue American Jun 2019 #70

The right answer Midnightwalk Jun 2019 #124

Exactly and thank you. ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #17

Emotions are high. That shuts down the logic lobe and activates the fight or flight reaction. ehrnst Jun 2019 #31

The important thing True Blue American Jun 2019 #71

But I'd like to know exactly where these funds are going. defacto7 Jun 2019 #22

You think that emergency funding legislation that has more congressional oversight is worse than ehrnst Jun 2019 #24

Was there anything in there for actually getting Lars39 Jun 2019 #34

Pelosi got the Democratic administrative changes into the bill, according to one report ehrnst Jun 2019 #40

Not in the bill, just a promise! ilmare2000 Jun 2019 #64

It's been made public, so there's that pressure. He's planning on running for POTUS ehrnst Jun 2019 #79

It's been made public? atreides1 Jun 2019 #114

You don't think that it will get into the bill. That would support your anger about this whole thing ehrnst Jun 2019 #117

Pence didn't promise it would be in the bill fishwax Jun 2019 #127

I stand corrected. However: ehrnst Jun 2019 #128

I didn't see it, but it might still be in there Lars39 Jun 2019 #67

You actually got all that from my simple question? defacto7 Jun 2019 #62

Look in here? Says restrictions...trump doesn't like Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #75

Thanks. I'll give it a read. defacto7 Jun 2019 #133

So you're not going to answer the questions. Got it. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2019 #80

You are right Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #36

So you can't answer the question I asked either? ehrnst Jun 2019 #37

Huh? Didn't read, sorry. Stopped reading Pelosi lobbying. Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #39

Not sure what any of that means, but here are the questions that the person you agreed with hasn't ehrnst Jun 2019 #42

I most certainly have not. defacto7 Jun 2019 #63

It's really best to ignore it D7. Learned my lesson Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #74

You sure posted on "it's" OP. If you actually wanted to ignore "it" ehrnst Jun 2019 #84

Where had you answered my questions when I posted the above? ehrnst Jun 2019 #83

Did not read Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #86

What are you talking about? Are you answering for DeFacto? ehrnst Jun 2019 #87

I really have no idea why my question was attacked. defacto7 Jun 2019 #65

Who attacked you? ehrnst Jun 2019 #92

+1, they confuse being a fan with being a chearleader uponit7771 Jun 2019 #104

"They?" Who is they? People who don't agree with you? ehrnst Jun 2019 #107

"running blindly?" Is that another way of saying that they don't think like you? ehrnst Jun 2019 #106

I can only say Thank you True Blue American Jun 2019 #25

Thank you for the kind words... ehrnst Jun 2019 #43

Re; "She chose the one "defeat" out of the two "defeat" scenarios" JoeOtterbein Jun 2019 #29

Did you notice that "defeat" is in quotes? ehrnst Jun 2019 #33

What color is the sky orangecrush Jun 2019 #38

Going to evade answering the question? Not surprised. ehrnst Jun 2019 #41

Goodbye orangecrush Jun 2019 #76

Leaving sure beats articulating and defending a position, doesn't it? ehrnst Jun 2019 #77

If I had a Nancy clap-back thingy I would give it to you! JoeOtterbein Jun 2019 #60

Well, he/she has decided to cut losses and make a dash for the exit. ehrnst Jun 2019 #78

in the world where people twist themselves into pretzels to defend someone Skittles Jun 2019 #136

Hi Skittles! orangecrush Jun 2019 #137

HOWDY orangecrush! Skittles Jun 2019 #139

Are we sure the kids are actually going to benefit from that money? Ligyron Jun 2019 #44

They won't even get a spoonful of crema on their frijoles from it... BamaRefugee Jun 2019 #47

You seem very sure. Do you know something that Democrats in the House and Senate don't? ehrnst Jun 2019 #49

To believe it will happen is to assume that Mitch McConnell is telling the truth. And Trump. BamaRefugee Jun 2019 #51

And because you think this is a real thing, that means that there isn't any way that any legislation ehrnst Jun 2019 #58

They DIDN'T "pass your silly bill". They said "Pass OUR bill, and then, even though it's not written BamaRefugee Jun 2019 #68

NYT is hardly "private," don't you think? ehrnst Jun 2019 #81

Read all the bill, there's are few written checks in it for the white house outside of what they're uponit7771 Jun 2019 #101

Come back and bite who? The 16 progressive caucus members who voted yes? ehrnst Jun 2019 #105

Yes, those 16 will have to explain why the voted for funds to the holding centers that are uponit7771 Jun 2019 #109

That's the House bill, not the Senate bill. ehrnst Jun 2019 #118

The house approved the senate bill as is, do you understand the words that are coming ... uponit7771 Jun 2019 #132

It's the House bill that passed Congress.The Senate amended and passed the House bill 2 days ago. sl8 Jun 2019 #134

They missed the part about True Blue American Jun 2019 #72

Which we trust they will follow?! and no Harris was not wrong on the principle of desegregating uponit7771 Jun 2019 #102

You 'bet?' ehrnst Jun 2019 #50

Do you think many people here have actually read the legislation StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #52

Some certainly talk like they have - they make pronouncements about how there is NOTHING ehrnst Jun 2019 #54

No, and neither has the Press. True Blue American Jun 2019 #73

No, there's few stipulations in the bill that the Trump admin can be trusted to keep and there's uponit7771 Jun 2019 #100

Notice how you get more condescension than a straight answer to your question. There are a crew uponit7771 Jun 2019 #103

Like there are certain people who follow others around on DU ehrnst Jun 2019 #108

Sadly, in some quarters, it is a sport to attack Nancy Pelosi Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #48

False dichotomy, there's little reason to believe the kids will not CONTINUE to suffer as they have. uponit7771 Jun 2019 #53

Wrong. There's 100% reason to believe the kids WILL CONTINUE to suffer if NOTHING is done. ehrnst Jun 2019 #55

Giving money to Red Don is ***NOT*** doing something its rational NOT to trust Trump. I understand uponit7771 Jun 2019 #56

I think you have forgotten our previous conversation where I informed you ehrnst Jun 2019 #57

Sigh and :rolleyes:, you're back on NGO's I'm not. There's no reason to believe children will not uponit7771 Jun 2019 #59

Sighs and :rolls eyes: you're back lecturing about things you don't understand ehrnst Jun 2019 #82

"It sounds like you want to be proven right", what kind of capitulation is this E!? Whatever, if no uponit7771 Jun 2019 #98

You've said that repeatedly, yet have offered nothing other than ehrnst Jun 2019 #111

You didn't answer the question asked in my post either uponit7771 Jun 2019 #113

So you don't have any actual alternative legislation that you claim could pass the Senate ehrnst Jun 2019 #120

Still didn't answer the question uponit7771 Jun 2019 #131

But would you be saying they did nothing if they did not do this? treestar Jun 2019 #89

No, if they were making the case to the American people that concentration camps were immoral uponit7771 Jun 2019 #97

Again with the hand wringing for no reason... ehrnst Jun 2019 #116

Under the circumstances, she did the right thing. Vinca Jun 2019 #88

Yes. I bet if Scenario 2 the same people treestar Jun 2019 #90

Yep. ehrnst Jun 2019 #91

Text of H.R. 3401, S.Amdt.901 sl8 Jun 2019 #93

I don't understand how this is a defeat Buckeyeblue Jun 2019 #94

This is money handed to the Trump admin with very little stipulations, there's no reason to believe uponit7771 Jun 2019 #99

Can you share the text of the bill that you're referring to? ehrnst Jun 2019 #110

:rolleyes: ... checks are NOT in the bill ... that's the issue !!! uponit7771 Jun 2019 #112

You are talking about text of a bill... and you haven't seen it? ehrnst Jun 2019 #122

Yes I have, I even linked it to you , E ... the distraction process is beyond old uponit7771 Jun 2019 #130

There's no red meat at McDonalds. tazkcmo Jun 2019 #115

I would bet that only a small amount of those funds will make it to the kids. Hotler Jun 2019 #119

You "bet?" ehrnst Jun 2019 #123

I trust Speaker Pelosi on this issue Gothmog Jun 2019 #125

I generally trust NP's leadership, but think it's unfair to characterize dem opposition fishwax Jun 2019 #126

That was referring to many of the Democratic base, not those in congress. ehrnst Jun 2019 #129