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But I cant imagine any other reaction when Republicans condemn extremist violence, then turn around and offer legislation that will gut benefits to the elderly and disabled. Their bills may not be quick and bloody, but the eventual outcome would be every bit as fatal as anything ISIS delivers to its own victims. The GOPs repeated targeting of the weakest and most vulnerable discloses a bully mentality that shames the very ideals they claim to revere. Patriots my ass.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)Bullies...that whole fracking bunch of 'em. Just once, I'd like to see them advocate for other than the wealthy privileged.
Volaris
(10,272 posts)IF it were their primary source of election funding.
Publicly-Funded elections have to be our first (and, until it's done) our ONLY legislative priority.
If we get that, we can win everything else that's needed, because in a fair fight, electoral demographics favor us, and those numbers just keep going up as time goes forward.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Andy823
(11,495 posts)Say that "both parties are the same"! It's insane for anyone to believe such crap when all the republicans have done since president Obama took office is try their best to stop any kind of help for those who need it, and continue to do all the can for their rich donors, and they will continue to do so for the next two years.
Those who use the "both parties are the same" meme are not "real" democrats, liberals, or progressives!
zeemike
(18,998 posts)Most of the GOP are bullies and many in the Democratic party are the bullied or are the ones that think you can negotiate with the bullies...as if the bully demanded their lunch money and they negotiated them to just take half of it...and count it as a win.
So no they are not the same, and there is no changing the behavior of the bully party until you change our behaviour...convince the Dems to stand up to the bully and say no lunch money at all.
Bullies and appeasers are different but one cannot exist without the other...that is the behaviour that needs to change.
lark
(23,105 posts)Those Repug pols are traitors to the people of this country as well as to the ideals on which this country was founded. They disgust me!!!
KansDem
(28,498 posts)You'll get no argument out of me.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Bullies is too kind; they're terrorists.
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)Just like everybody on welfare and foodstamps.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Delmette
(522 posts)Work hard, get sick, die fast.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)Cutting benefits to every person on disability is not the way to fix this. Maybe they could hire enough investigators to weed out any frauds that may exist. Or deal with doctors, if there are any, who are helping people get disability when they are not disabled. Or how about open up more opportunities for people who are disabled to get decent jobs that can accommodate their disability.
Hell, it isn't like it is easy to get disability. There are hundreds of other ways to deal with any problems.
Hutzpa
(11,461 posts)pansypoo53219
(20,978 posts)Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)I hope, and expect, Obama to veto (with flourishes and strongly insulting comments) any such legislation.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)by their own boot straps even if they don't have boots, or legs.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)ever since I heard Ronald Reagan use it to belittle people who were suffering during his Great Recession.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Good to see you! Ohisashiburi !!!
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)A little off-topic, but did you get my translations of those Japanese commercials? They were kind of cute
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Arigatou!!
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)Just those with the least.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Initech
(100,080 posts)The republicans and fundamentalist Christians condemn extremist violence, yet they side with the National Rifle Association (extremist violence group) and create churches like the MMA church and the church in Arkansas where they teach that god wants men to own guns.
Thespian2
(2,741 posts)I seem to remember several posts here that outlined the Republican health-care plan. 1. Don't get sick.
2. If you are incompetent enough to get sick, die. We knew they would be coming after all social programs, especially SS. This is their back-door into which they will ultimately try to kill all of Social Security. All scumbag politicians supporting such nonsense should have their government pensions revoked. They are certainly not patriots...they are Koch-sucking GREEDY BASTARDS. (I seem to use that term quite often when I think of Republicans.)
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,123 posts)The GOP is downright punitive across the board.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)I won't be surprised if they call for more war against fear. I personally have more to fear from Republicans than from anyone else.
True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)The responsibility is perpetually ours. We are the conscious ones.