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Disappointed in 'The Squad'. [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 OP

Did Jayapal vote for the bill? I hope she did dsp3000 Nov 2021 #1

Yes. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #4

I think Pramila Jayapal has a future. She has said the Progressive Caucus is 96 members... Hekate Nov 2021 #21

I really like her. n/t pnwmom Nov 2021 #57

We're so proud of her here in Seattle-land nolabear Nov 2021 #77

Sounds like Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #80

I like her progressive flavor way more than the squads. dsp3000 Nov 2021 #97

Yes, because she thinks long term. JohnSJ Nov 2021 #23

Yes, I've found her to be very reasonable lately PatSeg Nov 2021 #111

Yes. The only Democrats who voted against the bill (and their constituents) are in the OP. George II Nov 2021 #160

Didn't see that coming.... brooklynite Nov 2021 #3

Right?!? Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #6

Maybe let her know it's the "stepping up" part that gets her props. Hortensis Nov 2021 #157

Post removed Post removed Nov 2021 #66

OK. Republicans are now only 99.99992% bad! Nt VarryOn Nov 2021 #5

The bill passed so there's not much disappointment to go around from me In It to Win It Nov 2021 #7

I wish we could show a united front. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #8

Tell that to Manchin and Sinema Salviati Nov 2021 #20

Tell it to the six that voted no. sheshe2 Nov 2021 #30

These are not the same thing. Orsino Nov 2021 #251

I have made a ton of posts shitting on both of them for that reason. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #31

But then how often has Manchin voted against the Dems when it counted ? That's the difference, not OnDoutside Nov 2021 #100

They didn't sink it AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #9

Right. I'm ok with their no vote. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #10

I think they will AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #13

That's the problem. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #16

BBB is DOA. Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 2021 #24

There's almost no need to pass BBB wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #34

This vote should have happened sooner. nvme Nov 2021 #69

Exactly wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #71

IF the BBB is completely killed off or is dramatically further slashed even more, there will be a Celerity Nov 2021 #87

I disagree...had we passed it in september or October, we might have won Virginia...it was always a Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #174

and I disagree with you, lol, so nothing new here to see Celerity Nov 2021 #196

215 of 221 Democrats voted for the bill and voted for progress. Who/what is this "extreme wing"... George II Nov 2021 #164

Their followers always always seem to be, and I don't understand. Hortensis Nov 2021 #44

Their base doesn't need infrastructure? mcar Nov 2021 #48

actually no, they largely don't dsc Nov 2021 #115

Removing lead pipes alone is a big, very needed deal karynnj Nov 2021 #122

NYC is getting $9,000,000,000+ for mass transit as well. N/T lapucelle Nov 2021 #261

Everyone needs infrastructure and plenty of folks in New York have cars...and the pot holes are Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #175

"New York To Reap Billions Of Dollars For Mass Transit In "Monumental" Infrastructure Bill" lapucelle Nov 2021 #257

Pelosi can count votes. She let these six vote for their constituents because she knew........ mjvpi Nov 2021 #59

That's my belief. n/t Mister Ed Nov 2021 #88

Everyone was adamant that both bills were going to be passed together MichMan Nov 2021 #90

It is, at the end of the day, a $1.75 trillion roll of the dice. Plus a good chunk of our chances in Celerity Nov 2021 #112

Exactly Deminpenn Nov 2021 #91

While you are correct, this is a horrible reflection on those 6, and an indication that they aren't OnDoutside Nov 2021 #93

+1 betsuni Nov 2021 #94

+ Another. nt Kahuna Nov 2021 #142

+1 Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #177

Their base? George II Nov 2021 #163

Loud angry rose Twitter is their base AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #165

Ah, I see. Yes they played their base in spades. One thing they accomplished is that they gave.... George II Nov 2021 #171

I'm part of their base, and sometimes you have to choose pragmatism... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #239

LaGuardia airport (one of only two airports in NYC) is located in NY-14 lapucelle Nov 2021 #256

I'll never forget her first significant vote, about a month into the session.... George II Nov 2021 #259

+1 betsuni Nov 2021 #260

+100000000000 This is what Democracy Looks Like. Tommymac Nov 2021 #229

I am one of their base. They're not playing to their base. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #238

I have to agree here Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #243

She said: "I'm aware that I represent a lot more people than just the folks that live in my pocket betsuni Nov 2021 #244

She was voted into office Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #245

Yes, I don't think fundraising should influence votes. betsuni Nov 2021 #246

If they did so as a protest, knowing the bill could pass without them... Silent3 Nov 2021 #11

That is exactly right. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #17

This Bettie Nov 2021 #116

Agreed, truly disgusting and enraging. Demguy81 Nov 2021 #135

That is very disingenuous and no one said anything close to that... Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #178

Pelosi ignored the informal "Hastert Rule" Calista241 Nov 2021 #121

No she didn't dsc Nov 2021 #143

I agree. nt Hotler Nov 2021 #130

Agreed - nt Ohio Joe Nov 2021 #131

How could they know it would pass without them? Who knew in advance that 13 republicans would..... George II Nov 2021 #176

Thank you to the 13 GOP congresscritters who voted for this bill LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #12

Thank you Hekate Nov 2021 #27

Yes, let's hand it to the goops wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #36

Those who came-through deserve our gratitude. Those who betrayed President Biden... NurseJackie Nov 2021 #155

I don't give goops any credit wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #158

Lulz. We did it! Time to CELEBRATE, baby! Woo hoo! Yeah! NurseJackie Nov 2021 #173

Sure thing, keep celebrating till the midterms wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #182

Haaa! NurseJackie Nov 2021 #185

The Squad wasn't going to vote for a McTurtle-backed bill wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #194

No... only the ones who supported it actually earned it. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #199

I see we ran out of files in our gif folder wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #200

No. Why did you ask that? NurseJackie Nov 2021 #204

Typo wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #215

🤣😂🤣😂 NurseJackie Nov 2021 #217

Rec this post. Thanks to Pelosi for doing the right thing. Nixie Nov 2021 #38

I have ZERO respect for anyone who voted against this. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #186

Same here. Zero respect, and now we see how shallow the Nixie Nov 2021 #233

+1 betsuni Nov 2021 #242

So liz voted "no"? niyad Nov 2021 #39

I saw a Dave Wasserman tweet that most of the 13 AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #42

Thanks for that.. yeah Cha Nov 2021 #52

Liz Cheney might view Trump as a danger to democracy. Frasier Balzov Nov 2021 #46

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Nov 2021 #81

And that's ok. OnDoutside Nov 2021 #95

Yes we do owe the brave Republicans a vote of thanks Tomconroy Nov 2021 #72

Exactly PatSeg Nov 2021 #114

I hope you reserve some outrage for the conservative Dems who will kill BBB in two weeks. LonePirate Nov 2021 #14

Post removed Post removed Nov 2021 #28

"Corporate Dems?" mcar Nov 2021 #49

I'm curious too. live love laugh Nov 2021 #56

One moderate Democrat voted against the Biden bill yesterday. lapucelle Nov 2021 #103

Ahh, does that make him a "conservoDem?" mcar Nov 2021 #105

He's to the right of JHosh Gottheimer. lapucelle Nov 2021 #107

Interesting. mcar Nov 2021 #108

But Gottheimer did not vote with Republicans against President Biden's bill lapucelle Nov 2021 #109

Hard to imagine why any Democrat would vote against it mcar Nov 2021 #110

I think it's because some people want Biden to fail. If failure can be arranged... NurseJackie Nov 2021 #225

I well remember the ACA battles mcar Nov 2021 #226

Oh Wow.. who knew? Wonder how Eliot Cha Nov 2021 #170

Is there a website for this diagram/graphic? 👆 electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #240

On The Issues lapucelle Nov 2021 #249

Thank you - I'll take a look... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #252

Woah! That's one of the most Dense sites I've ever seen! electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #253

This message was self-deleted by its author lapucelle Nov 2021 #254

Ah, TY, I will try again. 👍 electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #255

Well considering I've spent the last week doing just that... Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #33

many here will not do it, they will (as they almsot always do) hold a meaningless protest vote that Celerity Nov 2021 #84

I think you are wrong.. BBB will pass before Thanksgiving. honest.abe Nov 2021 #92

Not mutually exclusive Mz Pip Nov 2021 #126

If they voted "Against" the bill, they would have killed it. "NV" is not "Nay". Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #15

How so? MichMan Nov 2021 #18

I read the wrong roll call apparently. :/ Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #22

That was this afternoon AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #19

Yup, I read the wrong roll-call. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #25

It bugs me but I understand it AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #29

Exactly. That's why I can't really get worked up about their vote. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #37

The "message" they're sending is one that SHITS on the Democratic party and Biden's agenda. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #181

Post removed Post removed Nov 2021 #189

Nobody is saying that NurseJackie Nov 2021 #198

"My family is hungry" Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #202

Nice try. But still... better than nothing. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #205

I won't argue that. "Something" is better than "Nothing". Barely. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #206

Defending and making excuses for those who vote for and who prefer NOTHING... NurseJackie Nov 2021 #207

Good thing there's no one who prefers "Nothing" other than Manchinima. n/t Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #208

The votes say otherwise. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #211

they don't matter unless they actually block the legislation bigtree Nov 2021 #218

If there were no republican votes or just one republican vote it would have been blocked.... George II Nov 2021 #222

No... they're shitting on the Democratic party and telling voters that the Democrats "failed them". NurseJackie Nov 2021 #223

bull bigtree Nov 2021 #228

Their meaning is clear. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #230

your gifs look intended to ridicule and mock bigtree Nov 2021 #231

I'm laughing too! NurseJackie Nov 2021 #235

What was the point of "protest" votes? What did that accomplish, anything? George II Nov 2021 #237

How did anyone know that anyone else's votes would block the legislation? Until the vote.... George II Nov 2021 #234

"Liberepublicans/Conservadems", "so-called "Democrats" "? Are you insinuating they're NOT Democrats? George II Nov 2021 #201

Yes. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #203

Last night all the left, center-left, center/moderate, center-right, right, and "right-wing" Dems... George II Nov 2021 #216

I wish she would learn to pick her battles Skittles Nov 2021 #26

I doubt they would have let it fail. moondust Nov 2021 #32

I don't know. AOC sounded very angry that it was going to pass. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #35

Too bad Cha Nov 2021 #41

What did she say? Why angry? betsuni Nov 2021 #43

I think she is afraid that the other bill Tree Lady Nov 2021 #60

Thanks! betsuni Nov 2021 #61

They never had anything to hold over anyone...and both Nancy and Joe knew this in the end. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #183

The Squad has always wanted to use the BIF as a carrot to get BBB passed. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #65

Thank you very much. betsuni Nov 2021 #67

AOC is smart and talented, but I think she has wnylib Nov 2021 #75

There is nothing wrong with being in the House...many have made a career out of it... Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #180

I expected it .. so Cha Nov 2021 #40

There was another vote this week where they were the only Nays AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #45

Yep. nt GoCubsGo Nov 2021 #98

Same. nt Kahuna Nov 2021 #161

Agreed mcar Nov 2021 #47

"If it weren't for 13 Republicans..." krkaufman Nov 2021 #50

Twitter pundits predicted this would happen months ago wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #51

I said the exact same thing on here back then too, that the Rethugs best chance to fuck us hard on Celerity Nov 2021 #82

Pretty much gave a gift to the goops wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #83

as someone (you maybe?) pointed out earlier, Dave Wasserman said that the vast majority of the 13 Celerity Nov 2021 #86

They wouldn't have killed the bill SCantiGOP Nov 2021 #53

A few would have voted against it. Tomconroy Nov 2021 #74

I hope that is true. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #190

If we get something now there will opportunities for more later Kablooie Nov 2021 #54

There was a deal! MN2theMax Nov 2021 #55

K & R Thank You! Knew it would Pass somehow. Budi Nov 2021 #58

This amuses me LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #62

YES.. THIS! LOL@ Kinzinger! Cha Nov 2021 #64

Adam had fun with MTG LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #188

Rt TY Yes he is! Thank Cha Nov 2021 #195

There's a big fucking surprise greenjar_01 Nov 2021 #63

we screw ourselves MFM008 Nov 2021 #68

Good job giving those 13 Republicans an opportunity to look good there, Squats. Grokenstein Nov 2021 #70

do people here really not understand the way congressional votes work?? unblock Nov 2021 #73

DING DING DING budkin Nov 2021 #76

Exactly, the Squad had to vote no radius777 Nov 2021 #78

Not quite, it would usually happen to reduce your sides majority. She had no guarantee that those OnDoutside Nov 2021 #101

They can halt the vote to allow time for democrats to switch their votes unblock Nov 2021 #159

It's a very risky strategy in such partisan times, on such a crucial vote. OnDoutside Nov 2021 #166

Note that the final tally was not razor thin unblock Nov 2021 #192

While I agree with you about her, I doubt she had much control over what the "squad" did. OnDoutside Nov 2021 #221

This. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #113

Yup. Agreed Arazi Nov 2021 #120

LBJ was the all-time master of this The Mouth Nov 2021 #129

Of course but the outrage here is all about... jcgoldie Nov 2021 #138

The only one who disappoints me Dorian Gray Nov 2021 #79

Rep. Omar's Statement on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2021 #85

They'd rather have likes on Twitter and JoanofArgh Nov 2021 #89

Glad for the President, sad about the Squad Champp Nov 2021 #96

To put it in context, these six stood on the same side as MTG, Gohmert, Gosar and McCarthy. Let that OnDoutside Nov 2021 #99

"What's the point having them there?" PatSeg Nov 2021 #124

I agree with you, although I would put it down to ideology, and OnDoutside Nov 2021 #144

Oh my, the thought of Turner in the House is a nightmare PatSeg Nov 2021 #145

100% agree. OnDoutside Nov 2021 #148

I live in 11 Ohio...and I thank God we dodged that bullet. She is awful... and a member and Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #187

Yes, you really did dodge a bullet with her PatSeg Nov 2021 #197

Yes....sad. I am pleased that Katie Porter Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #102

I have ZERO respect for ANYONE who voted against this. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #104

This!!! Peacetrain Nov 2021 #118

Jesus, does she have any idea how legislation works? PatSeg Nov 2021 #119

Shitting on the achievements and accomplishments of Democrats is... NurseJackie Nov 2021 #136

Very well said PatSeg Nov 2021 #141

Good Question! Cha Nov 2021 #167

so you don't know how bills are organized in the House? bigtree Nov 2021 #134

I can't be sure of that. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #151

Exactly, the negative publicity PatSeg Nov 2021 #168

This is the narrative being pushed because some folks WANT the Democrats to fail... NurseJackie Nov 2021 #179

You nailed it in regard to Michael Moore PatSeg Nov 2021 #193

It's hilarious how critics have fallen back on bad 'publicity' as their complaint bigtree Nov 2021 #213

the bill passed, so all of the 'taking a dump' invective is false bigtree Nov 2021 #210

Pure Political Theater! MineralMan Nov 2021 #106

Yes, totally useless PatSeg Nov 2021 #117

Agreed. Totally useless. Owl Nov 2021 #125

Exactly. The real problem, I think, is that MineralMan Nov 2021 #128

Yes, they get so involved in their political posturing, PatSeg Nov 2021 #132

this is the first protest vote you've witnessed? bigtree Nov 2021 #137

We have slim majorities in congress PatSeg Nov 2021 #169

you should know well that no one 'risked' anything last night. Those protest votes were worked out bigtree Nov 2021 #209

Oh, I know what you are saying PatSeg Nov 2021 #224

I'm always non-plussed at public complaints about Democrats bigtree Nov 2021 #227

Sorry, but this has been going on since August, so that's Nixie Nov 2021 #232

Bottom line, they voted against the best interest of their constituents. They are.... George II Nov 2021 #236

"I'm aware that I represent a lot more people than just the folks that live in my pocket betsuni Nov 2021 #241

I'm not. It's politics... Wounded Bear Nov 2021 #123

The "C-Squad"? Generic Brad Nov 2021 #127

What does C refer to in your post? iemanja Nov 2021 #139

"C-squad" definition: Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #147

a sexist insult. iemanja Nov 2021 #149

Not my place to judge that, I'm just a dude who can Google. n/t Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #150

I was on the C squad in boys basketball Generic Brad Nov 2021 #153

You're being falsely accused of sexism in an effort to silence you... NurseJackie Nov 2021 #156

Excuse me iemanja Nov 2021 #212

I think you called it wrong this time, old friend. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #214

I responded to the point about the cheerleading defintion iemanja Nov 2021 #219

Okay. NurseJackie Nov 2021 #220

Did it occur to you that you weren't "In" on the insult? Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #162

This message was self-deleted by its author lapucelle Nov 2021 #258

Not the A or B squad Generic Brad Nov 2021 #152

"C-squad" is common slang as an insult. Has been since I was in school in the 90s. n/t Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #154

most progressives voted for the bill bigtree Nov 2021 #133

Sick of them..nt helpisontheway Nov 2021 #140

✔️✔️✔️ msfiddlestix Nov 2021 #146

Yes. 634-5789 Nov 2021 #172

Disappointed. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #184

No one should be surprised Jose Garcia Nov 2021 #191

This bill sucks Sgent Nov 2021 #247

Reserving judgment to see if conservative Democrats will honor their pledge Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2021 #248

As with our own votes at the ballot box... Orsino Nov 2021 #250