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Girard442

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5. Politicians in general love natural disasters.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 07:31 AM

Sep 2017

They get to be the cavalry charging to the rescue and to distribute largess in all directions, even if they're austerity types, because emergency, y'know.

To give Puerto Rico the treatment it's getting now requires real hatefulness.

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Do we have a criminal family in charge of our government? [View all] kentuck Sep 2017 OP

criminal racist shitstains spanone Sep 2017 #1

Criminal miscreant grifters and I have less than ZERO trust in any of them Siwsan Sep 2017 #2

I call it a kakistocracy vlyons Sep 2017 #3

All of the above and more bad stuff. democratisphere Sep 2017 #4

Politicians in general love natural disasters. Girard442 Sep 2017 #5

Yes JustAnotherGen Sep 2017 #6