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Related: About this forumDemocracy has been suspended by the Republicans Congress!
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Democracy has been suspended by the Republicans Congress!
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Democracy has been suspended by the Republicans Congress! (Original Post)
mabuhayp
Oct 2013
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Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)1. Why do they hate America?
ladjf
(17,320 posts)2. Maybe they are just miserable people bent on suicide. nt
Zambero
(8,964 posts)3. I loved watching the stand-in Speaker squirm
A defining C-Span moment if there ever was one. Van Hollen handled this exchange masterfully. As the inquiries continued, it became apparent that the guy with the gavel wanted to be somewhere else. Anyone who has doubts as to which party was responsible for shutting down the government and keeping it shut down should watch this clip.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)4. Here's the video