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leanforward

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29. Hear, hear

Mon May 1, 2017, 10:37 PM

May 2017

What you infer, I fully agree with. There is a lot hanging out there and we'll need the rest of the spring and the summer to get through the grand juries. The actions taken is deafening by the silence.

We have to get through the next seven months.

I am a loyal citizen/american/patriot in opposition to pRezident dRumpf and any GOP lemming.

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The more I see of this CR, the less sense it makes. What is the GOP getting out of this? [View all] Recursion May 2017 OP

Thought I'd wait til tomorrow elleng May 2017 #1

Geez - that is why Rush is all in a tizzy - the budget doesn't have enough provisions to hurt people Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #4

Not HIM, it is/was congress' bill. elleng May 2017 #8

True. He knows zero about legislation. But - he can utter out some stupidity. LOL Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #19

He can, and will (some time.) elleng May 2017 #20

Can't see that. Machiavellian to the max. I just wish we would realize that and play Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #21

But he doesn't know how the U.S. govt works, elleng May 2017 #23

You are right. We can't assume he is involved and "thinking" and plotting. Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #26

Even though I can not imagine Trump actually thinking. Actually saying - "I like this, let me Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #2

If I had to guess . . . gratuitous May 2017 #3

It's not working; the RW blogosphere is shitting itself. Recursion May 2017 #6

So, what are the wingers getting? Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #7

That's the thing: nothing, that I can see Recursion May 2017 #9

Thanks so much for delving into this. You rock ! My initial reaction is - Look to EGO. Trump Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #15

Impotent rage gratuitous May 2017 #10

True ! Do something. But, don't we have to have a bad guy to fight? I wonder if Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #17

This is also a possibility. There's an election coming up and they're trying to take some of the octoberlib May 2017 #39

crossed my mind too. We can only say "they wanted to defund something..." instead of that Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #40

What they're NOT getting is more important jmowreader May 2017 #18

Time, they are getting time to get their far right and moderate members back under control Amishman May 2017 #35

I can't figure it out either. herding cats May 2017 #5

Right, it's like almost showing off Recursion May 2017 #11

And funding for Planed Parenthood and safeinOhio May 2017 #13

Right? And the EPA and CPB and... Recursion May 2017 #16

We know everything you've done... snort May 2017 #12

This is the old guard GOP flipping Trump the bird Mr. Ected May 2017 #14

They know the bill won't pass without Dem votes and they don't want blame if they fail to pass it. LonePirate May 2017 #22

I think either indictments are imminent, or are happening already. Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #24

the gop knows it is all going to explode soon? mopinko May 2017 #25

Yates' open hearing is soon, and I think Comey is having a closed hearing in a couple days. Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #28

Got to have the budget buttoned up prior to the indictments. BiminiTwisted May 2017 #27

Hear, hear leanforward May 2017 #29

It ain't over until the Fat Lady sings Mountain Mule May 2017 #30

K&R... spanone May 2017 #31

Things like this CR rarely (if ever) get passed without deals of some sort. watrwefitinfor May 2017 #32

But now that earmarks are gone deals like that don't stick Recursion May 2017 #33

Recursion, you may be right. watrwefitinfor May 2017 #34

We can wait for the other shoe to drop, Volaris May 2017 #37

I used to think earmarks were bad and was in favor of getting rid of them. octoberlib May 2017 #38

This is my suspicion. Trump's going to get his tax reform in exchange for this bill. Hope I'm wrong. octoberlib May 2017 #36

Trump was just on Twitter calling for a government shutdown in September. octoberlib May 2017 #41

the GOP is scared of shutting down the government TNLib May 2017 #42

Republicans only run anymore on the principal that they hate liberals. Initech May 2017 #43