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2023 Republican Government Shutdown: Same Shit, Same Story

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    Can any GOP supporters really outline their platform at this point? Cause all I can see as their platform being is: move money from middle-class and poor up to the top percentages, limit civil liberti

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5 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Well, Senator, your president stabbed Mitch McConnell in the back by refusing to sign a bill that passed both houses of Congress.

That's why.

dude, if you read the comments on that tweet...let's say, i'm a bit surprised he doesn't have more support from the mouth-breathers. it's nearly 100% "it's your fault, senator"

7 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Nothing makes me feel safer than a pissed off air traffic controller.  THANK, YOU DONALD TRUMP!

 

 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Nothing makes me feel safer than a pissed off air traffic controller.  THANK, YOU DONALD TRUMP!

Wait, there's more! The FAA has stopped inspecting planes. 

Good luck, errbody!

3 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Wait, there's more! The FAA has stopped inspecting planes. 

Good luck, errbody!

Safe aircraft is boring.  The news would be a lot more interesting if we banned all big government air safety.

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11 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

 

 

 

 

On a side note, Rocko now has the second lowest pay stub I have ever seen posted on the internet.

2 minutes ago, Chooky said:

Safe aircraft is boring.  The news would be a lot more interesting if we banned all big government air safety.

That's true. Then the market can decide. Hey Delta! We see that you've crashed 6 planes into mountains in the last calendar year, so we will be taking our business elsewhere!

Just now, Foosters said:

That's true. Then the market can decide. Hey Delta! We see that you've crashed 6 planes into mountains in the last calendar year, so we will be taking our business elsewhere!

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Imagine being the DoT HR employee forced to work without pay to generate and pass out zero dollar paystubs to other employees.

1 minute ago, Message Board User said:

 

And today's list of assholes IS:  ...

1 minute ago, Foosters said:

That's true. Then the market can decide. Hey Delta! We see that you've crashed 6 planes into mountains in the last calendar year, so we will be taking our business elsewhere!

Or they could get sponsored by Monster Energy Drink where only Extreme travelers and badasses who laugh in the face of danger fly.  The other airlines with their pussy ass safety can get sponsored by companies who kick way less ass and don't do epic shit.

Well they shouldn't have chosen to work for the government if they thought they'd be getting backpay.

"Trump was informed that the Army Corps could build 315 miles of border wall in about 18 months, according to officials familiar with the planning. The barrier would be a 30-foot bollard-style wall with a feature designed to prevent climbing, the officials said."

 

315 miles in 18 months ????

Bullshit.

I bet they cannot build 5 miles in 18 months.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

Fuck Chip Roy.

I'm really hoping for a national emergency, mainly because the inevitable climate change national emergency is going to make Republicans so mad.

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1 minute ago, bolverk said:

Fuck Chip Roy.

It is known.

9 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

"Trump was informed that the Army Corps could build 315 miles of border wall in about 18 months, according to officials familiar with the planning. The barrier would be a 30-foot bollard-style wall with a feature designed to prevent climbing, the officials said."

 

315 miles in 18 months ????

Bullshit.

I I bet they cannot build 5 miles in 18 months.

 

 

Damn, we should have hired the Army Corps to widen I35 from Austin to Dallas 40 years ago!

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From the self-proclaimed "law and order" party:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/tensions-rise-in-federal-prisons-during-shutdown-as-weary-guards-go-without-pay-and-work-double-shifts/2019/01/10/fc1042e8-136a-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html?utm_term=.854ed1946eb9

 

 

Shoemaker is one of 36,000 federal prison workers deemed “essential employees” by the U.S. government, which means he is expected to report for work during the shutdown even though he will not get paid until after the government reopens.

Even though these employees are supposed to work, union officials at 10 prisons reached by The Washington Post, including Lee, say the number of employees who are not showing up for work has at least doubled since the shutdown began.

As a result, those showing up are routinely working double shifts, correctional officers and other prison staff members say. Secretaries, janitors and teachers are filling in for absent officers. At at least one prison — Hazelton Federal Correctional Complex in West Virginia — the number of assaults on officers has increased since the shutdown, according to a union official there.

Roy beat Kopser by 2.6%. He is vulnerable in 2020. 

1 minute ago, Texas73 said:

Roy beat Kopser by 2.6%. He is vulnerable in 2020. 

he's toast in 2020. i'm starting to think that cornyn is vulnerable as well, given the way he's chosen to stand by trump in this "government shutdown for the wall on the texas border" thing.

most texans don't want a wall, especially those on the fucking border upon which it will be built.

also, take a look at the replies to this asinine tweet:

 

Chip Roy is what ambien takes when ambien is having trouble falling asleep.  

Cornyn is dumb as a brick.  

1 minute ago, hayden_horn said:

he's toast in 2020. i'm starting to think that cornyn is vulnerable as well, given the way he's chosen to stand by trump in this "government shutdown for the wall on the texas border" thing.

most texans don't want a wall, especially those on the fucking border upon which it will be built.

Cute that Cornyn thinks Trump is conservative.

Just now, hayden_horn said:

he's toast in 2020. i'm starting to think that cornyn is vulnerable as well, given the way he's chosen to stand by trump in this "government shutdown for the wall on the texas border" thing.

most texans don't want a wall, especially those on the fucking border upon which it will be built.

If the GOP diverts money that was passed for Harvey relief to a wall, Cornyn and Cruz need to be literally run out of the state on a rail.

Just now, wildcat09 said:

If the GOP diverts money that was passed for Harvey relief to a wall, Cornyn and Cruz need to be literally run out of the state on a rail.

after a good old-fashioned tarring and feathering. 

they are betraying this state, and they are doing it with smiles on their faces. cruz, i expect to be a shitheel. i expected better of cornyn. hell, i voted for him in 2014, so i got to own my little piece of his shitshow. i will not make that mistake again.

Just now, retread said:

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marco is very concerned, and is furrowing his brow at the prospect.

5 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

Cornyn is dumb as a brick.  

Cornyn and the Duck Dynasty clan belong to the same church, the one I grew up in and it is dying as I type.

oh, more on cornyn:

https://valleycentral.com/news/local/sen-john-cornyn-we-dont-need-more-walls-between-texas-and-mexico?fbclid=IwAR2ZaFldtwJj5kEfmmqWefwVmsoXqyiirLqdrv0BZdtE5ePWzXspAhGPcIU

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by Analise Ortiz

Wednesday, March 30th 2016

Building more walls between the United States and Mexico will not boost border security, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Tuesday.

The Texas Republican toured the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and visited Anzalduas Park during an all-day visit to the Rio Grande Valley.

Cornyn also met with Mission Mayor Norberto "Beto" Salinas, McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, Superintendent of Bridges Rigo Villarreal and Chief Patrol Agent Manuel Padilla, who heads the Rio Grande Valley Sector.

Cornyn brought Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, along for a firsthand look at trade and security issues.

Asked about the border wall -- a hot topic during the Republican presidential primary -- Cornyn said he didn't favor new fencing.

"It's more than just physical obstacles," Cornyn said. "It's people. It's the boots on the ground. And it's the technology.

"We had the opportunity to see the aerostats now that have been fairly recently deployed and see the great advantage that that gives to our Border Patrol and law enforcement authorities in terms of managing the border," Cornyn said.

During the visit, Cornyn said he wanted to emphasize that trade with Mexico is vital to the U.S. economy.

"When people talk about the border, so often I think they forget the advantages of our proximity to Mexico," Cornyn said. "Six million jobs in the U.S. depend on bi-national trade between the U.S. and Mexico."

of course, that was before he went into full obedience to the orange hobgoblin

I'll be there are some folks in PR kicking themselves for voting against statehood right now.  No one in D.C. with any pull to speak for them.

3 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

I'll be there are some folks in PR kicking themselves for voting against statehood right now.  No one in D.C. with any pull to speak for them.

The June 2017 referendum passed with 97% of the vote.

However . . .

2 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

The June 2017 referendum passed with 97% of the vote.

However . . .

I stand corrected.

I guess I'm confused - I thought the shutdown started in December.

Another example of stellar Texas representation in DC.

In an alternate universe, an MS-13 member would be using his empty eye socket as a fleshlight in prison.

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1 minute ago, kevwun said:

In an alternate universe, an MS-13 member would be using his empty eye socket as a fleshlight in prison.

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4 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

I guess I'm confused - I thought the shutdown started in December.

Another example of stellar Texas representation in DC.

Dan Crenshaw does not look like a hit man in a porno movie.

But he is turning out to be just a run of the mill piece of shit republican.

9 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

I guess I'm confused - I thought the shutdown started in December.

Another example of stellar Texas representation in DC.

Hey, dumb dumb, your president didn't sign the Republican bill in December.

EDIT: I see in the comments that he's already been reminded. LOL

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10 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

I guess I'm confused - I thought the shutdown started in December.

Another example of stellar Texas representation in DC.

The twitterverse is really pissed off at Dan, man.

1 minute ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

But we don't need the federal government to tell us how to act!

 

These people are literally proving why we have certain federal employees. Keep it up guys.

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1 minute ago, bolverk said:

The twitterverse is really pissed off at Dan, man.

they are pissed off at cornyn as well. see the tweet i posted above:

the comments are nearly universal condemnation, with an occasional maga idiot saying "build the wall now!"

it's actually kind of stunning how these guys are misreading this situation and completely capitulating to the orange hobgoblin

he's toast in 2020. i'm starting to think that cornyn is vulnerable as well, given the way he's chosen to stand by trump in this "government shutdown for the wall on the texas border" thing.
most texans don't want a wall, especially those on the fucking border upon which it will be built.


How many ranchers will be impacted? A few thousand?

He can afford to lose those votes, but he cannot afford to lose the Magats and racists in small towns throughout the state. Lyin Ted proved the formula is simple- stupid, but simple.
1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

Wait, there's more! The FAA has stopped inspecting planes. 

Good luck, errbody!

This freaked me the fuck out yesterday when I read it. This can't mean there's zero safety inspections happening on planes right now, can it?

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