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Hillary Clinton

Snarkoleptic

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17. Had the pugs overriden Clintons veto, we would have gotten the same bill we ended up with.

Reply to Lucinda (Reply #12)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 02:10 PM

Feb 2016

The only difference would be that THEY would own it. Not sure how that's me advocating "throw those poor suffering people to the curb".
Bill campaigned on "ending welfare as we know it" and was out of political room to stall.

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Some Facts About the 1996 Welfare Reform Act [View all] Tommy2Tone Feb 2016 OP

Mahalo for this enlightening OP, Tommy! Cha Feb 2016 #1

So he misplaced his veto pen the third time this turd landed on his desk? Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #2

It says they had enough votes to override his veto, so he added what protections he could. n/t Lucinda Feb 2016 #4

Whatever happened to taking a principled stand? Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #5

Good grief. He managed to protect food stamps, childcare, and medicaid. Lucinda Feb 2016 #6

Ah, the old "half a loaf" argument. Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #7

No thanks. I don't agree with playing games with peoples lives. n/t Lucinda Feb 2016 #8

Exactly! pandr32 Feb 2016 #14

Bill apparently did, which is why he campaigned on "ending welfare as we know it". Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #15

Fight the good fight? Tommy2Tone Feb 2016 #10

Ideological purity romana Feb 2016 #11

Representative Government. We have it, some don't seem to know what it is. Lucinda Feb 2016 #12

Yes and they ignore the 22 million jobs the Clinton's created Tommy2Tone Feb 2016 #13

Facts ARE tricksy things some times! Lucinda Feb 2016 #16

Had the pugs overriden Clintons veto, we would have gotten the same bill we ended up with. Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #17

You're wrong wysi Feb 2016 #18

Oh, I see now... Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #19

Surely you're aware DemonGoddess Feb 2016 #20

Surely you're aware Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 #21

Thank you very much! Great information! Lucinda Feb 2016 #3

It really was a shitty Congress. Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #9