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W_HAMILTON

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44. Those enabling our real enemies are those that have prioritized meaningless purity tests like this over the past decade.

Reply to Cirsium (Reply #28)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 01:14 AM

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Republicans thank them for their service.

If people are so upset with a handful of Democrats casting (ultimately meaningless) votes for Republican nominees, elect a Democrat to the White House so they won't be able to.

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As a reminder here are the 7 Democrats who voted for nazi plastic face Noem as Homeland Security secretary [View all] yaesu Monday OP

Extremely disappointing Cirsium Monday #1

That disappoints me to no end. llmart Monday #23

Was just going to post the same ybbor Monday #24

Thank goodness, not my two Senators, Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray. Aristus Monday #2

No Democrat should legitimize a Trump appointee. dalton99a Monday #3

Should have been an immediate agreement... lame54 Monday #5

Absolutely. dalton99a Monday #12

Except some of them continue choie Monday #4

Again I see my Senator on the list. fucken Fetterman. debm55 Monday #6

... SheltieLover Monday #8

You know, SheltieLover. He lived about 5 miles from me in Braddock,PA. People around here loved him as mayor of debm55 Monday #39

Pos SheltieLover Monday #42

Fetterman! JoseBalow Monday #22

Also my first thought: Fetterman!!!! FoggyLake Monday #27

I had a feeling his name was going to be on that list and it was. debm55 Monday #40

I hope they are all primaried SheltieLover Monday #7

59 Yea's minus those seven votes means Noem is still Secretary of Homeland Security. W_HAMILTON Monday #9

So they didn't have to? They just wanted to? Iggo Monday #11

Their vote didn't ultimately matter, which is the point. W_HAMILTON Monday #13

That's what I mean. If their vote didn't matter, then why didn't they vote against? Iggo Monday #14

I don't know, but for those that care, I'm sure they can go back and read their reasons why. W_HAMILTON Monday #16

We should ask them all rescind their votes !! Captain Zero Monday #31

If they're living in a swing district, pnwmom Monday #18

Both senators from New Hampshire and both senators from Michigan... Iggo Monday #25

No Cirsium Monday #29

Michigan is a swing state. I don't know the situation in New Hampshire. nt pnwmom Monday #43

Why should they vote at all? Cirsium Monday #28

Those enabling our real enemies are those that have prioritized meaningless purity tests like this over the past decade. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #44

Never mind. Iggo Monday #10

Every democrat should have voted against every nominee. Katinfl Monday #15

Fucking Fetterman. Paladin Monday #17

Someone should primary him just for the hell of it Captain Zero Monday #32

It's like the M.I.C. appreciation society. Kid Berwyn Monday #19

Lets rag on Fetterman & then ignore the others. Including one whom the vast majority of us voted for as Hillary's progressoid Monday #20

They should use that for cover when criticizing her nuxvomica Monday #21

Wow. Poor judgment brought to light. Thank you Evolve Dammit Monday #26

Michigan and East Coast Senators duckworth969 Monday #30

Tim Kaine ABC123Easy Monday #33

Sen. Tim Kaine AverageOldGuy Monday #34

Very disappointed rambler_american Monday #35

I am struck by how ugly and evil Noem looks. mwb970 Monday #36

Meh. QueerDuck Monday #37

The party needs new leadership; lees1975 Monday #38

Fetterman certainly doesn't. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #41