I oppose cuts to Social Security, but this assertion isn’t true.

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And what alternative actions do you propose?

Agreed. There is a lot of defeatist talk in these comments. Yes, proposed legislation will get tabled, but that’s not the point. Keep proposing and then kick up a shitstorm when it gets tabled. Launch ad campaigns, build a case for the midterms. Giving up and going home is exactly what they want.

The Dem response to these outrages has been…underwhelming.

Somehow, it seems fitting that the Senator from West Virginia uses a scooter.

I guarantee you his urine stream isn’t nearly that strong.

They’ve succeeded in part 1…….

Of course.

Exactly. What happens on any given day doesn’t matter. In the short run, the market is a voting machine; in the long run, it’s a weighing machine.

I believe it is Arcor Strawberry Bon Bon

This may be true, but Abraham Lincoln never said that.

The Manchurian Candidate, Idiocracy, The Rules of the Game, Moneyball. Take your pick.

Then you do not believe in the rule of law.

I know Republicans are almost always pissed, but this is a whole new level.

Yes, please!