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2016 Postmortem

Third Doctor

(1,574 posts)

1. I hate to say this

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:11 PM

Feb 2013

but a lot of people in these red states (like my own) vote for these bastards and when they screw them they want to blame everyone but themselves. I hope the unemployed in that state make it through somehow. I'm stuck with damned Robert Bentley here.

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NC Governor signs law cutting unemployment insurance [View all] mnhtnbb Feb 2013 OP

I hate to say this Third Doctor Feb 2013 #1

Republicans took over the State Legislature here in 2010. mnhtnbb Feb 2013 #2

Repubs and Art Pope have been gerrymandering. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #9

they don't know enough to blame the governor NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #14

And when will the progressives in NC petition to have him recalled? rachel1 Feb 2013 #3

I was just talking to hubby about this at dinner. mnhtnbb Feb 2013 #11

Just researched recall and discovered NC is one of 12 states that do NOT allow recall mnhtnbb Feb 2013 #13

If you think he is bad you should see his LT Governor dsc Feb 2013 #12

Assholes. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #4

GREED ............... Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #5

I suspect these cuts were made to give employers a tax break while still meeting federal minimum ... LonePirate Feb 2013 #6

Typical race for the bottom by a Rethug kairos12 Feb 2013 #7

I can only hope that the bastards who voted for him feel the crunch harder than the rest of us. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2013 #8

very mean cruel party of NO 2Design Feb 2013 #10