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CaptYossarian

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18. Imagine a Rhodes scholar being replaced with Moe-Ron Johnson.

Mon Aug 10, 2020, 12:38 PM

Aug 2020

The same day Scott Walker became the governor.

That massive drilling sound we all heard was Wisconsin getting a lobotomy.

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ACLU Tweet: BREAKING: We're calling for the dismantling of the Department of Homeland Security. [View all] Blecht Aug 2020 OP

Never should have been assembled... 2naSalit Aug 2020 #1

Oh yes, many people opposed it in the beginning, PatSeg Aug 2020 #22

When did W oppose it? He was part of the Neo-Con plan and was on board with Cheney, Feith, et al Ford_Prefect Aug 2020 #28

Joe Lieberman was a huge proponent of this. SharonAnn Aug 2020 #45

Obviously it was a short time PatSeg Aug 2020 #49

While the delay by W may be true I doubt it lasted any longer than it took to write this remark. Ford_Prefect Aug 2020 #52

Oh yes, I agree PatSeg Aug 2020 #53

It seems to me important to recall that neither W nor Trump chose, they were chosen by the machine Ford_Prefect Aug 2020 #54

His administration is the one that created it LiberalLovinLug Aug 2020 #40

Yes that's true PatSeg Aug 2020 #50

It never should have been instituted in the first place Goodheart Aug 2020 #2

Giant DANGEROUS REDUNDANT bureaucrazy. BComplex Aug 2020 #5

And a giant haven of corruption and racism dalton99a Aug 2020 #6

+1000000 crickets Aug 2020 #13

Don't forget to thank Bush and Cheney malaise Aug 2020 #3

And 99 senators too. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #14

And then they stole his seat malaise Aug 2020 #17

Imagine a Rhodes scholar being replaced with Moe-Ron Johnson. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #18

I will never forget what went down in Wisconsin with Scott Walker et al malaise Aug 2020 #20

Ryan's making major coin as a lobbyist somewhere, I'm sure. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #26

I'll never forget John Conyers quote in Fahrenheit 9-11. My dear boy, do you know how many Evolve Dammit Aug 2020 #36

Yellow magnets?? RussellCattle Aug 2020 #41

You don't remember? In the build-up to war against the country that didn't attack us, a yellow Evolve Dammit Aug 2020 #48

I do remember the idiocy of the times, but had forgotten about the yellow ribbons on cars. Thanks... RussellCattle Aug 2020 #55

Thanks to all these small government republicans IronLionZion Aug 2020 #16

Kick dalton99a Aug 2020 #4

YES!!!!!!!!! Newest Reality Aug 2020 #7

One of the worse excesses after the 9/11 attacks and rump's recent excesses as well as SWBTATTReg Aug 2020 #8

This would have been great in 2002. It's only 18 years late HelpImSurrounded Aug 2020 #9

Good! The sooner the better! n/t Greybnk48 Aug 2020 #10

Better late than never, I suppose. Magoo48 Aug 2020 #11

Wonderful! How about dismantling the whole darned administration because of corruption?! Illumination Aug 2020 #12

Yay! BigOleDummy Aug 2020 #15

+1000 llmart Aug 2020 #29

Note to self: send more money to ACLU nilram Aug 2020 #19

Should have been done years ago!! Initech Aug 2020 #21

eggscllent. i call it homeland insecurity. AllaN01Bear Aug 2020 #23

Hated It as soon as they picked the Reichsname. ResistantAmerican17 Aug 2020 #24

Homeland Security is our greatest national security threat. ancianita Aug 2020 #25

Trump says that his wall is almost finished. Obviously, there are too many CBP officers as NCjack Aug 2020 #27

wall.... Sierra89 Aug 2020 #32

Trump says it's almost finished. That is what we use as justification for going forth with NCjack Aug 2020 #38

For me, it evokes the word "Fatherland" ... I've always been distrusting and uncomfortable with it. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #30

You said it better than me..... ResistantAmerican17 Aug 2020 #31

Same here--Right from the get-go Hekate Aug 2020 #35

ditto sarchasm Aug 2020 #37

National or Domestic would have been less grating and alarming. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #46

KnR....it's time N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2020 #33

Kick! Hekate Aug 2020 #34

PERFECT!!!!!!! Just in case you need a Plan B under MF45 :: let's just rename it ... MFGsunny Aug 2020 #39

Department of Hate and Spite cynical_idealist Aug 2020 #42

The agency should not exist, IMO. Its purpose was fulfilled by other agencies. Oneironaut Aug 2020 #43

Repeal the Patriot Act as well. pecosbob Aug 2020 #44

Liberals will never learn Azathoth Aug 2020 #47

DHS was an over-reaction to 9/11 peggysue2 Aug 2020 #51

Yah for ACLU AmericanCanuck Aug 2020 #56