B-Man Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 National Park Service spokesman Jeremy Barnum said in an email that an average of six people die each week in the park system, a figure that includes “accidents like drownings, falls, and motor vehicle crashes and medical related incidents such as heart attacks. So .....................the shutdown is saving lives... 1
DC Tom Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 5:45 PM, B-Man said: National Park Service spokesman Jeremy Barnum said in an email that an average of six people die each week in the park system, a figure that includes “accidents like drownings, falls, and motor vehicle crashes and medical related incidents such as heart attacks. So .....................the shutdown is saving lives... Expand Fewer government workers to push teenagers off cliffs and push trees over on hikers, obviously. 1 1
Deranged Rhino Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 6:50 PM, Deranged Rhino said: Expand
outsidethebox Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 7:09 PM, Deranged Rhino said: Expand Can anyone on the left defend this? Foriegn aid? Sounds like the dems want to line some donors pockets for the help in taking Congress back. Can the left go any lower?
Buffalo_Gal Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 7:14 PM, westside said: Can anyone on the left defend this? Foriegn aid? Sounds like the dems want to line some donors pockets for the help in taking Congress back. Can the left go any lower? Expand Nawww they couldn't a few pages back when I asked. They certainly aren't going to come up with something good today.
outsidethebox Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 7:16 PM, Buffalo_Gal said: Nawww they couldn't a few pages back when I asked. They certainly aren't going to come up with something good today. Expand This really disgusts me. How can this be justified? What exactly is foreign aid? Why is it more important than defending our border?
DC Tom Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) On 1/5/2019 at 7:14 PM, westside said: Can anyone on the left defend this? Foriegn aid? Sounds like the dems want to line some donors pockets for the help in taking Congress back. Can the left go any lower? Expand I wonder how much of it is for Russia... Total aid to Russia under the Obama administration was about 3.5 billion, by the way... Edited January 5, 2019 by DC Tom
Nanker Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 7:22 PM, DC Tom said: I wonder how much of it is for Russia... Total aid to Russia under the Obama administration was about 3.5 billion, by the way... Expand That sounds treasonous. No. Wait. Never mind.
DC Tom Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 7:32 PM, Nanker said: That sounds treasonous. No. Wait. Never mind. Expand Well, they did cut almost all of it in 2016. Only $18M, most of it going to...wait for it...promote democracy.
Nanker Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 7:41 PM, DC Tom said: Well, they did cut almost all of it in 2016. Only $18M, most of it going to...wait for it...promote democracy. Expand Has Putin appointed an Independent Special Prosecutor?
/dev/null Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 7:19 PM, Deranged Rhino said: Expand that looks like something Kanye would wear 2
B-Man Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 6:50 PM, Deranged Rhino said: Expand ................... 1
Rob's House Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 9:00 PM, B-Man said: ................... Expand This is why this is a smart fight for President Trump. The only real reason to dig in this hard against the wall is if you desperately want open borders, and that's a wildly unpopular (not to mention insane) position. 1
DC Tom Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 9:14 PM, Rob's House said: This is why this is a smart fight for President Trump. The only real reason to dig in this hard against the wall is if you desperately want open borders, and that's a wildly unpopular (not to mention insane) position. Expand Or if you desperately hate Trump, which is less unpopular and insane...until you take it to this apocalyptic level.
Rob's House Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 10:16 PM, DC Tom said: Or if you desperately hate Trump, which is less unpopular and insane...until you take it to this apocalyptic level. Expand True, but they could never admit they shutdown the government just to spite President Trump. They're playing a losing hand.
DC Tom Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 10:21 PM, Rob's House said: True, but they could never admit they shutdown the government just to spite President Trump. They're playing a losing hand. Expand Actually, at this point they probably could, and their popularity rating would increase. 1
Rob's House Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 10:24 PM, DC Tom said: Actually, at this point they probably could, and their popularity rating would increase. Expand The Tibs crowd would definitely appreciate it. Not so sure the Plenz types would be as understanding. Not that I think either would ever turn on the Dems.
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