Members Wendy Posted December 23, 2017 Members Share Posted December 23, 2017 I wish I could feel sorry for them, but alas. Believe a conman and this is what you get. Good luck, Godspeed, and all that. I am of two minds. Maybe it is a coincidence - or maybe they were privy to the particulars beforehand and had the contingency letters going if this abomination did pass, which it did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted December 23, 2017 Members Share Posted December 23, 2017 ^ Seems more likely a coincidence. The tax bill itself didn't even change the rules on who receives benefits as far as I know. No doubt they are coming for those benefits in the new year, but there isn't a direct relationship between that and the bill that wasn't even signed into law until Friday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wendy Posted December 23, 2017 Members Share Posted December 23, 2017 I hope it is coincidence and can be reversed for this family. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 24, 2017 Members Share Posted December 24, 2017 The article is actually quite odd as they mostly interview people who didn't vote for Trump, and most of the people photographed in the article are black. It does a disservice to them because you would think they all supported Trump if you just look at the headline. Once again the NYT went for an easy, quick "gotcha" story over actual reporting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members DramatistDreamer Posted December 24, 2017 Members Share Posted December 24, 2017 Oh, and also, someone sent Treasury Sec. Mnuchin a box of sh*t. Merry Christmas everybody! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members DramatistDreamer Posted December 24, 2017 Members Share Posted December 24, 2017 Speaking of Republicans, I came across this tweet from one earlier today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted December 24, 2017 Members Share Posted December 24, 2017 At least there is this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 24, 2017 Members Share Posted December 24, 2017 This might sound silly, or naive, but one of my hopes is that enough "Real Republicans" get fed up with the circus and either reclaim the GOP or splinter off into a new party. And I say that as someone who remains firmly to the left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted December 25, 2017 Members Share Posted December 25, 2017 Ever since the emergence of the Tea Party, I've firmly believed that in the not too distant future that the GOP as it has been known will cease to exist. Splintering off sounds like the most likely prospect. The courts are speaking in the past few days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted December 25, 2017 Members Share Posted December 25, 2017 If 2018 is bad enough, there might not be enough establishment Republicans left standing to trigger a split and that would leave the Republican Party further to the right than it already is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 25, 2017 Members Share Posted December 25, 2017 I feel like the Republicans are mostly using Trump to do their dirty work and then in a few years can see him lose and blame his failures on Democrats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted December 25, 2017 Members Share Posted December 25, 2017 What a bizarre saga that Lebanese Prime Minister became entangled in due to the brashness of the recently elevated Saudi prince. Due to the Saudi's overly aggressive regional policy, people are referring to the crisis in Yemen as "Riyadh's Vietnam"! Why Saad Hariri Had That Strange Sojourn in Saudi Arabia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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