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AverageOldGuy

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22. I really, really hate to say this . . .

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri May 28, 2021, 08:18 PM

May 2021

. . . and I hope I'm wrong.

But -- we Democrats have a habit of taking a bouquet of roses to a gunfight. The GOP rejection of the commission -- and their coming rejection of the entire Biden agenda -- requires us to engage in a gunfight -- call in heavy artillery; air support with napalm, turn Congressional Republicans into crispy critters; then, sweep the battlefield and shoot the wounded.

But we won't do it. We will just wring our hands and whimper about bipartisanship.

Of course, my mind was twisted by my two tours in the bush in Vietnam where we practiced bipartisanship by employing overwhelming firepower.

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Pelosi And The Dems Need To Strike Back Fast/Immediately..... [View all] global1 May 2021 OP

come on, nancy! let's go! orleans May 2021 #1

THIS! debsy May 2021 #10

manchin was there today and voted with the dems. it was sinema who couldn't be bothered showing up orleans May 2021 #28

YES! Joinfortmill May 2021 #2

totally agree... bahboo May 2021 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #9

Far too often the dems still don't seem to get the ignoramuses in today's GOP. The democrats RKP5637 May 2021 #4

Getting Republicans to vote against a bipartisan investigation is a good start. GoodRaisin May 2021 #5

Agree. Opens the door to "What are they hiding?"-type ads. Politicub May 2021 #19

On the Friday holiday news dump? It's all buried til next week bucolic_frolic May 2021 #6

Dems Waiting Until AFTER the Holiday Weekend NonPC May 2021 #18

That's wise, if that's their strategy. Qutzupalotl May 2021 #30

Based on this tweet she has already confirmed the go ahead Bev54 May 2021 #7

I think they have plenty of plans... stillcool May 2021 #8

I totally agree. Don't sit back and do nothing. We need to raise hell. FlyingPiggy May 2021 #11

They have completely abdicated their duty. Roll over them now.. They deserve zero respect. Evolve Dammit May 2021 #12

Yes! Pepsidog May 2021 #13

Strike now, take the narrative! BlueJac May 2021 #14

I don't think they should have released another plan today. RegularJam May 2021 #15

I'll bet good money that Madame Speaker has already planned for this Trailrider1951 May 2021 #16

I want you to be right. But I suspect that the original poster has a good point. Eyeball_Kid May 2021 #26

And every GQP legislator needs to be subpoenaed NQAS May 2021 #17

Right. Fucking. Now. SheltieLover May 2021 #20

+1 myohmy2 May 2021 #21

I really, really hate to say this . . . AverageOldGuy May 2021 #22

Where did the "overwhelming firepower" get us? former9thward May 2021 #29

Once again, she knows much more than you do. Nt USALiberal May 2021 #23

Oh. And it doesn't take a village? Nancy is impervious to influence? Eyeball_Kid May 2021 #25

Immediately? Nearly a half day has passed. Nada. Eyeball_Kid May 2021 #24

House and Senate are now out of session Action_Patrol May 2021 #27

The GQP (worse than ISIS) is going to delay until Dawson Leery May 2021 #31