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Jack Valentino

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5. "Reagan proved that deficits don't matter" Vice President Dick Cheney,

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 11:12 PM

Jun 2025

in an appearance on one of the Sunday morning news shows, while he was Vice President---
in response to a question about the Shrub admin budget deficits....

I still remember that quote. It ought to be played back to the current GQB deficit extremists...

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Normally this bill would be political suicide by the Republican Party [View all] Chasstev365 Jun 2025 OP

It's up to us to make sure that does not happen Tribetime Jun 2025 #1

Wish that was true. This won't hurt tsf or Republicans. chicoescuela Jun 2025 #2

It's not political suicide when you don't have to worry about elections. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2025 #3

On the other hand, it ought to be easy to convert some trump voters in midterms and those who sat out Silent Type Jun 2025 #4

The GQP starts out with a disadvantage in the midterms, without Trump on the ballot Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #7

"Reagan proved that deficits don't matter" Vice President Dick Cheney, Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #5

they MATTER only when a DEM is president Skittles Jun 2025 #6

INDEED! And truly that has been part of their long-term plan--- Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #8

the "pro-life Christian" bit too Skittles Jun 2025 #12

Well, George W. Bush thought that his own father had made a mistake Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #13

I DESPISE Dubya Skittles Jun 2025 #16

Not that I don't--- he still ought to stand trial for war crimes, Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #19

I honestly don't care what he does Skittles Jun 2025 #20

Politics become different when you control the narrative. Morbius Jun 2025 #9

THAT is my fear! Chasstev365 Jun 2025 #14

I do see that as increasingly harder to do Skittles Jun 2025 #17

Their 2017 tax cut bill was deeply unpopular and bad politics... and it didn't stop them. In It to Win It Jun 2025 #10

didn't stop the fucking Trump voters either Skittles Jun 2025 #18

Well... kinda. He did lose the next election. In It to Win It Jun 2025 #22

I guess I am referring to short memories Skittles Jun 2025 #23

Most people have short attention spans JI7 Jun 2025 #11

Well, if they manage to pass their big horrible bill to take effect after the 2026 midterm election, Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #21

It looks like there's a good chance that the GOP will D. Spaulding Jun 2025 #15