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In reply to the discussion: Democrats concede: No shutdown over coal miner health benefits [View all]sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)62. That's why it's a glass of moonshine to help me sleep @ night. Sorry, it wasn't sarcastic :(.
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"I think we made our point" - yeah the point was Democrats were bluffing. n/t
PoliticAverse
Dec 2016
#2
I grew up around shitkickers. As long as gays can't marry, immigrants are kept out
Feeling the Bern
Dec 2016
#31
If I understand this correctly they failed to get the healthcare extension for the coal
still_one
Dec 2016
#6
then the Democratic leadership missed the message through a lens of resentment
0rganism
Dec 2016
#45
In four years this country will be a shell. Medicare vouchers, Social Security gutted.
sarcasmo
Dec 2016
#19
That's why it's a glass of moonshine to help me sleep @ night. Sorry, it wasn't sarcastic :(.
sarcasmo
Dec 2016
#62
No he didnt but a portion of the miners did vote for Trump and because of that the Democrats did not
cstanleytech
Dec 2016
#42
This is just the sort of chicken-shit Democrat inaction we don't need, right now.
Paladin
Dec 2016
#48
NO! Elections have consequences. It's time for those consequences to manifest.
Missn-Hitch
Dec 2016
#51
the coal miners weren't worried about their healthcare when they voted for tRump.
putitinD
Dec 2016
#52
if a person is worried about their health, mining coal is probably not the best occupation to be in.
olddad56
Dec 2016
#59
not many other job opportunities in WV. But they shouldn't vote agains their interests.
putitinD
Dec 2016
#60