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misanthrope

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57. Huzzah!

Reply to KLK1972 (Reply #52)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:36 PM

18 hrs ago

Democrats should have simply abstained from voting and told anyone curious that they thought the time ever more precious since the session had been affected so much by the shutdown. "I"m trying to give the American people actual work in exchange for their money," they could have said on the record.

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House votes 285-98 to denounce 'horrors' of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting [View all] WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago OP

Why do Democrats Mad_Machine76 21 hrs ago #1

I Guess to Remind Us That Idiocy Does Not Scrupulously Observe the D-R Divide and Can The Roux Comes First 21 hrs ago #9

I blame the Jewish Space Lasers Stacey Grove 19 hrs ago #46

Democrats have bought into GOP performance art since losing in 1984. nt Gore1FL 20 hrs ago #28

those dems do not represent me mike_c 20 hrs ago #29

Eighty-six Democrats join in mental masturbation HAB911 21 hrs ago #2

Right? Especially knowing that fellow Dem Mamdani is meeting with Trump today. Incanus 21 hrs ago #16

K now do fascism. And capitalism. SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #3

LOL Here's the list leftstreet 21 hrs ago #4

Hakeem Jeffries of course choie 21 hrs ago #11

Such leadership! leftstreet 21 hrs ago #19

A tactical masterstroke nt mr715 20 hrs ago #33

Denouncing the Khmer Rouge! leftstreet 19 hrs ago #47

F--- policy, period. mr715 19 hrs ago #48

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I say, to see Henry Cuellar on that list Rob H. 20 hrs ago #39

Yep, my MAGA wing Dem congress waman sold out as usual. Ping Tung 21 hrs ago #17

Glad to not see Delaware on that list. woodsprite 20 hrs ago #30

Revealing beyond words. JCA Passages 15 hrs ago #79

I don't have a problem with Democrats voting for this. tritsofme 21 hrs ago #5

Why not? leftstreet 21 hrs ago #8

Why would I? Seems like a perfectly reasonable vote for these Democrats. tritsofme 21 hrs ago #14

Sure will bring back those Biden voters! leftstreet 21 hrs ago #18

Post removed Post removed 20 hrs ago #35

It is absolutely ridiculous. choie 21 hrs ago #13

Horrors like Social Security, Medicare, MedicAid, no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #6

Looks that way. I believe we have a Emile 21 hrs ago #23

All programs that Trump wants dead and gone. Lancero 18 hrs ago #50

Hope it mentions corporate socialism in particular! nt intrepidity 21 hrs ago #7

My very pale blue congresswoman voted for the new Red Scare. Ping Tung 21 hrs ago #10

So did mine... regnaD kciN 18 hrs ago #61

We're in the same state but diferent CD. Ping Tung 16 hrs ago #74

Even Michael Steele last night said . . . peggysue2 21 hrs ago #12

Because they're scared of their shadow. choie 21 hrs ago #15

I'm thinking Swing Districts for the UPcoming Cha 18 hrs ago #58

Republicans are desperate to find an issue SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #67

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 21 hrs ago #20

Their position is to play it safe and do a lot of flag waving and tell everyone that they're REAL Ping Tung 21 hrs ago #26

Dems had better bring up a bill on JBTaurus83 21 hrs ago #21

Democratic Socialism as referenced by people like Bernie and Mandami is actually social democracy. walkingman 21 hrs ago #22

Oh, no! Not socialism! Someone might go to the library, a public school, mail a letter, ride a bus. Solly Mack 21 hrs ago #24

They might get to go the doctor or eat every day! mr715 20 hrs ago #34

The stuff of nightmares! Solly Mack 17 hrs ago #71

What an idiotic vote. Don't these clowns have anything better to do? Borogove 21 hrs ago #25

But fascism is just fine Orrex 20 hrs ago #27

Obviously, they have spiffy uniforms. nt mr715 20 hrs ago #36

Oh brother Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #31

Here are the 98 Nay Dem votes and the 27 non voting Dem plus the 2 Dems who voted 'Present' Celerity 18 hrs ago #55

Sorry but the thing that attacked Maxine Waters Blue Full Moon 20 hrs ago #32

Embarrassing stuff Prairie Gates 20 hrs ago #37

Now you know who "to primary." DJ Synikus Makisimus 20 hrs ago #38

Shame on any Dem who voted Yea. They play right into RW framing. Here is the text of this asinine bill: Celerity 20 hrs ago #40

OMG I wish I hadn't read that leftstreet 20 hrs ago #43

That is a hard-right screed misanthrope 18 hrs ago #49

+1 leftstreet 18 hrs ago #51

The Democratic Representatives should ALL have voted 'Present' 70sEraVet 18 hrs ago #60

Based on this list of examples, the TSF regime should be facing imminent collapse LearnedHand 18 hrs ago #69

What idiot wrote that screed?. Autumn 16 hrs ago #73

They seem to have nothing better to do C_U_L8R 20 hrs ago #41

So, is Congress finally holding Civics or Political economics classes for their Members? haele 20 hrs ago #42

When will they denounce the horrors of Predatory Capitalism? Emile 20 hrs ago #44

Oh, no! -misanthroptimist 19 hrs ago #45

To be fair misanthrope 18 hrs ago #53

Doesn't change my point, really, does it? -misanthroptimist 18 hrs ago #68

I hate votes like this regardless of the subject KLK1972 18 hrs ago #52

Huzzah! misanthrope 18 hrs ago #57

WTF? 86 Ds voted with the Rs in favor of this? KPN 18 hrs ago #54

They don't want to talk about their policies for helping people on affordability on groceries, housing, healthcare, everyonematters 18 hrs ago #56

It's not a hill to die on. RandySF 18 hrs ago #59

HORRORS???? elleng 18 hrs ago #62

WTF????? Sewage. Dems should have walked out. 58Sunliner 18 hrs ago #63

All government jobs and The Wizard 18 hrs ago #64

Please tell me I'm having a nightmare or fever dream LearnedHand 18 hrs ago #65

Ignorant vote put forth by ignoramuses. Democratic socialism is NOT Marxist/Communist socialism. CousinIT 18 hrs ago #66

Most of these idiots couldn't define socialism Picaro 17 hrs ago #70

You think that Jim Clyburn, Hakeem Jeffries, Ted Lieu, Gregory Meeks, & Debby Wasserman-Schutz are idiots? MichMan 17 hrs ago #72

Seems like it. Or was this just a slap in the face to Mamdani ? Centrist's certainly despise Autumn 1 hr ago #80

Do these idiots have any clue what socialism actually is? Initech 16 hrs ago #75

Do Trumpsters really denounce socialism? Not if there is money in it for them. Norrrm 15 hrs ago #76

Idiotic nonsense. BlueTsunami2018 15 hrs ago #77

What the f*** are they voting on and why Tribetime 15 hrs ago #78