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Elessar Zappa

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11. Congress was even more crazy pre-civil war,

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 26, 2023, 03:19 PM

Jun 2023

especially the 1850s. There were duels outside the Capitol, fights, canings, etc. Congressmen had open bottles of whiskey while in the chamber. Let’s hope we don’t return to that.

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GOP Senator Challenges Teamster's President to a Fight [View all] RandySF Jun 2023 OP

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Keepin' it classy ... Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #2

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Would it be like golf? Smallest number wins? ret5hd Jun 2023 #14

Excellent Walleye Jun 2023 #17

Have we gone back to.................. Lovie777 Jun 2023 #4

My first thought was how the senate and congress have degraded the last few years captain queeg Jun 2023 #5

Congress was even more crazy pre-civil war, Elessar Zappa Jun 2023 #11

From the article it sounds like the Teamster President is the one who made the challenge. onenote Jun 2023 #6

I'm a lover not a fighter, but the GOP may find out Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #7

My money's on the Teamster, in the ring or especially, out back. marble falls Jun 2023 #8

I say we furnish the whole lot of 'em MOMFUDSKI Jun 2023 #9

The whole lot of them includiong union presidents? NoRethugFriends Jun 2023 #12

How f.....ing ridiculous! Both of them should Firestorm49 Jun 2023 #13

How about televised duel doc03 Jun 2023 #15

Wait A Second ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #16