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Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« on: December 29, 2022, 11:19:58 AM »
Apparently Biden can't be bothered to sign the nation cracking spending moutain of a bill here

4000-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus bill being flown to Virgin Islands so Biden can sign it
https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/12/29/4000-page-1-7-trillion-omnibus-bill-being-flown-to-virgin-islands-so-biden-can-sign-it/
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2022, 11:26:00 AM »
Is is too much to hope that it disappears in the Bermuda Triangle?
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2022, 11:28:32 AM »
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Ironically enough this bill is also touted as having elements that will lower the “existential threat from climate change.”
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2022, 11:45:57 AM »
Is is too much to hope that it he disappears in the Bermuda Triangle?

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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2022, 11:49:56 AM »
    Ironically enough this bill is also touted as having elements that will lower the “existential threat from climate change.”

In other words will make several Ds richer.
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2022, 12:11:21 PM »
They'd better not put that thing in checked luggage. There's thieves about.

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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2022, 12:29:41 PM »
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Do you really think President Harris would be better?
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2022, 04:10:29 PM »
Do you really think President Harris would be better?
No, but it would be hard to be much worse and I think it would be harder to cover up her incompetence. 
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2022, 04:41:18 PM »
It's not so much that Harris would be worse, herself, but the media on both sides would get even more insufferable than now. The Left would never stop gushing about our super-amazing first black, female, Indian-American, daughter-of-immigrants president. Talking heads on the right would preface every attack on President Harris with, "I'm not just saying this because she's black or a woman, blah-blah-blah..." Ugh
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2022, 04:51:48 PM »
Will the Ds tell Mr. President what's in the bill after he signs it?

(Remembering a statement by a certain Speaker of the House in regard to another large boondoggle bill.)
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2022, 06:15:08 PM »
Will the Ds tell Mr. President what's in the bill after he signs it?

(Remembering a statement by a certain Speaker of the House in regard to another large boondoggle bill.)
He doesn't need to know.
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2022, 06:18:52 PM »
Will the Ds tell Mr. President what's in the bill after he signs it?

(Remembering a statement by a certain Speaker of the House in regard to another large boondoggle bill.)

C'mon Joe, just sign scribble right here with you crayon on this piece of paper and we'll get you some more ice cream.
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2022, 06:28:10 PM »
C'mon Joe, just sign scribble right here with you crayon on this piece of paper and we'll get you some more ice cream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzbhbetwYFU
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2022, 01:24:37 AM »
Exactly
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2022, 11:42:38 AM »
It's not so much that Harris would be worse, herself, but the media on both sides would get even more insufferable than now. The Left would never stop gushing about our super-amazing first black, female, Indian-American, daughter-of-immigrants president. Talking heads on the right would preface every attack on President Harris with, "I'm not just saying this because she's black or a woman, blah-blah-blah..." Ugh
Good point.  I get sick of that now with all sorts of stuff.  And it doesn't stop partisan attacks or stupid people from believing those attacks. 
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2023, 02:33:53 AM »
 It might be that Harris would be easier to beat than Biden, she had to drop out of her first potus run because she's so unlikeable.
 D voters see a likeable elderly doofus so they vote for him .

 Harris?
 She's lost her only appeal, she used to be hot, good looking.
 She's not really smart, authentic, charming or appealing.         
Her whole career until now has been a cunning woman trading on her looks to climb up the ladder .
 She is thoroughly unlikeable
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2023, 05:16:59 PM »
It might be that Harris would be easier to beat than Biden, she had to drop out of her first potus run because she's so unlikable.
 D voters see a likeable elderly doofus so they vote for him .

 Harris?
 She's lost her only appeal, she used to be hot, good looking.
 She's not really smart, authentic, charming or appealing.         
Her whole career until now has been a cunning woman trading on her looks to climb up the ladder .
 She is thoroughly unlikable.

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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2023, 02:44:21 PM »
I guess with government-caused inflation, we'll have to go back to printing $1000 bills again.

https://treasurepursuits.com/1000-dollar-bill-value/
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2023, 05:17:30 PM »
>:D Just like "Hitlery".  =D
Hilary actually had support and won electoral votes in the Dem primary.  Kamala won nothing. 
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Re: Bring the mountain to Mohammed
« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2023, 10:26:01 PM »
Hilary actually had support and won electoral votes in the Dem primary.  Kamala won nothing. 

won some fair and square, stole at least one. The NV caucus was a clear Bernie win, everyone following politics knew it.
He was immensely popular here, they declared Hilary the winner anyway and the media smeared the kids who were very earnest/naive/worked their butts off.   a couple of months later when it was clear HRC had sealed the deal, the D's in NV said "oop's Bernie did win, so sorry"
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