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applegrove

(132,914 posts) Wed May 6, 2026, 06:55 PM 3 hrs ago

For the MAGAs in your lives:

One party always spends money like a drunken sailor, the other always cleans up after them.
— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T21:41:49.057Z

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For the MAGAs in your lives: (Original Post) applegrove 3 hrs ago OP

Dems always have to waste YEARS cleaning up after repukes Skittles 3 hrs ago #1

And the Republicans spend those years complaining about how much money the govt. spends. tanyev 2 hrs ago #3

I still hear people saying they support Republicans because they are the party of fiscal responsibility. Midnight Writer 3 hrs ago #2

Fistal Responsibility: translation: Welfare for the rich, a kick in the groin to "undesirables". Who? usonian 2 hrs ago #4

what they mean is, they don't spend money helping the "wrong people" Skittles 1 hr ago #5

Skittles

(172,560 posts)

1. Dems always have to waste YEARS cleaning up after repukes

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 06:58 PM

3 hrs ago

then repukes get to hit the ground running......it SUCKS

tanyev

(49,548 posts)

3. And the Republicans spend those years complaining about how much money the govt. spends.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Wed May 6, 2026, 07:06 PM

2 hrs ago

Midnight Writer

(25,665 posts)

2. I still hear people saying they support Republicans because they are the party of fiscal responsibility.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 06:59 PM

3 hrs ago

That is a myth that we should be fighting against.

usonian

(26,343 posts)

4. Fistal Responsibility: translation: Welfare for the rich, a kick in the groin to "undesirables". Who?

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #2)

Wed May 6, 2026, 07:13 PM

2 hrs ago

THESE ONES

Skittles

(172,560 posts)

5. what they mean is, they don't spend money helping the "wrong people"

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #2)

Wed May 6, 2026, 08:28 PM

1 hr ago

fucking BIGOTS

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