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SamReynolds

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8. This is so sad.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 05:26 PM

Mar 2013

The people that need the most help don't have enough money to lobby their representatives, while the people with all the lobbying money in the world only want more.

How do they convince themselves they aren't monsters? How do they sleep at night?

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Repukes taking food out of people's mouths. Literally. [View all] KamaAina Mar 2013 OP

SNAP is too important to Big Ag; it won't stay on the block Recursion Mar 2013 #1

This is coming from Pat Roberts (R-Wheat) KamaAina Mar 2013 #4

Ah, but Cochrane (R, Soy) is ranking on both Ag and Appropriations Recursion Mar 2013 #5

I thought it was Wallace, FDR's Dept. of Agriculture, who set up the Food Stamp Program. (?) Hestia Mar 2013 #7

Well it's WIC I'm thinking of more Recursion Mar 2013 #15

Wow! Literally?!! Who was it? riverbenddem Mar 2013 #2

Snarf! KamaAina Mar 2013 #3

That's how you can always spot a rethuglican. lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #6

This is so sad. SamReynolds Mar 2013 #8

Ambien. KamaAina Mar 2013 #10

only the rich donate to their political agendas. spanone Mar 2013 #9

I'm beginning to wonder.... ReRe Mar 2013 #11

Only the poor shall suffer! obxhead Mar 2013 #12

Even Marie Antoinette would Smilo Mar 2013 #13

There are a vast number of hard working people who HATE their jobs... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #14