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In reply to the discussion: Good vibes to McCain as he deals with chemo and fuck you Ron Johnson [View all]Zambero
(10,032 posts)29. The GOP has become a cancer unto itself
The metastases of this runaway train of a political entity is manifest in may ways: gerrymandering, weaponized propaganda contrived and dispersed by conspiracy theorists, the embrace of ignorance, radicalization and efforts to "normalize" it, catering to the whims of religious zealots and white supremacists, voter suppression, a lust for authoritarian rule, an irrational fear of the "other", aiding and abetting foreign interference in our election process, vast sums of dark money courtesy of Citizens United, to name a few examples.
Given this backdrop, the likes of Senator Johnson, among others, would be expected to assign a contrived explanation for his "friend" John McCain's vote.
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Good vibes to McCain as he deals with chemo and fuck you Ron Johnson [View all]
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
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Johnson is an intellectual zero. And apparently emotionally and socially as well. Fuck him.
CurtEastPoint
Aug 2017
#1
The brashness of rethugs with their stealing and cheating on elections is heinous
kimbutgar
Aug 2017
#11
Hopefully we can build a coaliton of Dems and peel off the GOP left and end this
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
#15
Educate me please - what is a home state candidate vs a national candidate?
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
#16
home state just means that is their home state. A national candidate can be home state also
JI7
Aug 2017
#18
Is he up for reelection soon? I would scrape up money for his opponent.
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
#8
Well, have to say, it's pretty ! :) Drove through it from Minneapolis to Chicago ! nt
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
#20
I've been very critical of McCain over the years for some obvious reasons, but
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#4
Me too - we all have - but isn't it funny how having Trump makes you look
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
#13
Well Jesus - Senate should at least sanction him ! I hate Dick Cheney but
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
#10
There's only one way to break it gerrymandered hell, vote early, vote regularly, especially midterms
MiddleClass
Aug 2017
#14
I'm watching that like a hawk, Kennedy stated that gerrymandering is unconstitutional,
MiddleClass
Aug 2017
#30
So sorry. He lived with it for 5 years? Wow - thought diagnosis meant months.
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
#32
Sometimes, surgery eliminates it, but when it grows back sometime it's in this spot
MiddleClass
Aug 2017
#35
Do you think the absolute insanity which is Trump will somehow change
Laura PourMeADrink
Aug 2017
#33