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ChairmanAgnostic

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6. Until Newt of Grinch took over the House, they were not so evil, so

Reply to Rex (Reply #5)

Thu May 3, 2012, 01:02 PM

May 2012

purely deceptive and obstructive. Before then, GOPers and Dems would frequently socialize, compromise, make deals, posture, then do what they thought was best for the country, even if they only got 80% of what they wanted. That stopped with GRinch, and has only gotten worse with the Tea Bagger crowd.

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For more than four hours, a confederacy of Republicans assembled in the Caucus Room...plotting [View all] bigtree May 2012 OP

is it okay to say, "TRAITOROUS BASTARDS" in public here? ChairmanAgnostic May 2012 #1

As far as I'm concerned it damn sure is madokie May 2012 #3

yep bigtree May 2012 #9

It's never treasonous enough. Not any more. Gold Metal Flake May 2012 #17

They all look like sociopaths. Odin2005 May 2012 #2

It's not treason... kentuck May 2012 #4

I think it would be treason if foreign nationals were involved... JHB May 2012 #22

Richard Nixon really set the standard for the GOP Rex May 2012 #5

Until Newt of Grinch took over the House, they were not so evil, so ChairmanAgnostic May 2012 #6

Right. Nixon set the stage, Reagan got a crowd in the house, but... JHB May 2012 #23

Corporate "patriots", a threat to the nation. Gregorian May 2012 #7

A "confederacy of Republicans" is a great term. hifiguy May 2012 #8

Your "seeds of 2012" will yield rotten fruit peace frog May 2012 #10

It's not because usrname May 2012 #11

well, bigtree May 2012 #13

From the article: usrname May 2012 #12

Strange, isn't it? Canuckistanian May 2012 #14

This is slowly gaining attention malaise May 2012 #15

That's what (R)s do and nobody holds them responsible for their crimes just1voice May 2012 #16

A confederacy, indeed... Snarkoleptic May 2012 #18

I honestly don't see the problem. I wish the Marr May 2012 #19

shirley, ewe geste. ChairmanAgnostic May 2012 #20

if you think both party's aspirations have equal merit, or even sincerity bigtree May 2012 #21

Did I express anything like support for the other party? Marr May 2012 #24

for that to be true bigtree May 2012 #25

I see a lot of broadbrush claims there, but no specifics. Marr May 2012 #28

well, that's one argument bigtree May 2012 #29

you see no problem when the actions of the previous administration newspeak May 2012 #26

I think I just stated the opposite. Marr May 2012 #27