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Warpy

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42. Democrats and a Re[ib;ocam pr two are [isjomg bacl jard

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #41)

Thu May 21, 2026, 02:41 PM

5 hrs ago

against sticking us with the bill for the destruction of the East Wing and its replacement with the Epstein Ballroom. I sincerely doubt the bill for this boondoggle will get passed on to taxpayers. Most likely it will never get off the drawing board, if it makes it that far out of Fatso's fevered imagination.

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;-{)....... Goonch Yesterday #15

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I'll bet you're right about that... GiqueCee 10 hrs ago #39

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Self aggrandizement BeneteauBum 23 hrs ago #21

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I wish I had your faith in our courts... travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #40

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East wing Whip-poor-will 13 hrs ago #37

More tacky crap on the Mall? And just who the hell do they think will pay for it? Warpy 21 hrs ago #34

We will pay for it. travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #41

Democrats and a Re[ib;ocam pr two are [isjomg bacl jard Warpy 5 hrs ago #42

How about that Congressional power of the purse thingy? Bayard 18 hrs ago #35

Tear it down bluestateboomer 17 hrs ago #36