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yuiyoshida

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13. We are starting to see Trump is just hot air...
Wed Mar 29, 2017, 04:28 AM
Mar 2017

The Republican Party has its own agenda and will use Trump as their own Useful idiot, a rubber stamp for their programs. I bet many of the Republicans on Capital Hill secretly chuckled at the idea of some giant wall at the Mexican border. Their goal is to make money, and you don't make money keeping people from working for less than a few bucks a day picking fruit.

POLL: THE WALL [View all] Equinox Moon Mar 2017 OP
Oh, I think some local taxes will be raised Warpy Mar 2017 #1
If trumpster is being impeached, would Pence do it? Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #3
Oh, hell no, he'd be too busy closing down Planned Parenthood nationwide, Warpy Mar 2017 #5
...merging radical Christianity with politics... Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #7
And would be even more tenacious than Trump Amishman Mar 2017 #21
There's no way they're not going to claim an easy "win" here unblock Mar 2017 #2
You might be right. Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #4
That's the way I see it... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #6
If I remember right, even a couple miles is millions of $$$ Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #9
I believe they'll just beautify the already built parts to look more dystopian and imposing Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #8
Oh, interesting. Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #10
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS samnsara Mar 2017 #17
In urban areas a high wall already exists. grantcart Mar 2017 #11
no bid contract for Trump construction company? you betcha! putitinD Mar 2017 #12
We are starting to see Trump is just hot air... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #13
Congress is not going to pay for the entire wall, but I suppose he may try to find some loose change qdouble Mar 2017 #14
They'll probably use up the remaining authorization in the Bush Fence Bill. briv1016 Mar 2017 #15
trumpers rabid minions should DEMAND HE pay for it all... samnsara Mar 2017 #16
Some of it will be built, as Herr Trumpenfurther needs his publicity stunt. Throckmorton Mar 2017 #18
What contractor would put in a bid? ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #19
Agreed the wall was bull shit race baiting nonsense all along TNLib Mar 2017 #20
I'm personally hoping for a mile of it so it can stand as a monument of stupid Johonny Mar 2017 #22
A block long Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #23
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