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Mad_Machine76

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1. Why do Democrats

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 01:46 PM

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vote for this kind of obvious political garbage?!

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House votes 285-98 to denounce 'horrors' of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday OP

Why do Democrats Mad_Machine76 Yesterday #1

I Guess to Remind Us That Idiocy Does Not Scrupulously Observe the D-R Divide and Can The Roux Comes First Yesterday #9

I blame the Jewish Space Lasers Stacey Grove Yesterday #46

Democrats have bought into GOP performance art since losing in 1984. nt Gore1FL Yesterday #28

those dems do not represent me mike_c Yesterday #29

Eighty-six Democrats join in mental masturbation HAB911 Yesterday #2

Right? Especially knowing that fellow Dem Mamdani is meeting with Trump today. Incanus Yesterday #16

K now do fascism. And capitalism. SSJVegeta Yesterday #3

LOL Here's the list leftstreet Yesterday #4

Hakeem Jeffries of course choie Yesterday #11

Such leadership! leftstreet Yesterday #19

A tactical masterstroke nt mr715 Yesterday #33

Denouncing the Khmer Rouge! leftstreet Yesterday #47

F--- policy, period. mr715 Yesterday #48

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I say, to see Henry Cuellar on that list Rob H. Yesterday #39

Yep, my MAGA wing Dem congress waman sold out as usual. Ping Tung Yesterday #17

Glad to not see Delaware on that list. woodsprite Yesterday #30

Revealing beyond words. JCA Passages 22 hrs ago #79

I don't have a problem with Democrats voting for this. tritsofme Yesterday #5

Why not? leftstreet Yesterday #8

Why would I? Seems like a perfectly reasonable vote for these Democrats. tritsofme Yesterday #14

Sure will bring back those Biden voters! leftstreet Yesterday #18

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #35

It is absolutely ridiculous. choie Yesterday #13

Horrors like Social Security, Medicare, MedicAid, no_hypocrisy Yesterday #6

Looks that way. I believe we have a Emile Yesterday #23

All programs that Trump wants dead and gone. Lancero Yesterday #50

Hope it mentions corporate socialism in particular! nt intrepidity Yesterday #7

My very pale blue congresswoman voted for the new Red Scare. Ping Tung Yesterday #10

So did mine... regnaD kciN Yesterday #61

We're in the same state but diferent CD. Ping Tung 23 hrs ago #74

Even Michael Steele last night said . . . peggysue2 Yesterday #12

Because they're scared of their shadow. choie Yesterday #15

I'm thinking Swing Districts for the UPcoming Cha Yesterday #58

Republicans are desperate to find an issue SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #67

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Yesterday #20

Their position is to play it safe and do a lot of flag waving and tell everyone that they're REAL Ping Tung Yesterday #26

Dems had better bring up a bill on JBTaurus83 Yesterday #21

Democratic Socialism as referenced by people like Bernie and Mandami is actually social democracy. walkingman Yesterday #22

Oh, no! Not socialism! Someone might go to the library, a public school, mail a letter, ride a bus. Solly Mack Yesterday #24

They might get to go the doctor or eat every day! mr715 Yesterday #34

The stuff of nightmares! Solly Mack Yesterday #71

What an idiotic vote. Don't these clowns have anything better to do? Borogove Yesterday #25

But fascism is just fine Orrex Yesterday #27

Obviously, they have spiffy uniforms. nt mr715 Yesterday #36

Oh brother Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #31

Here are the 98 Nay Dem votes and the 27 non voting Dem plus the 2 Dems who voted 'Present' Celerity Yesterday #55

Sorry but the thing that attacked Maxine Waters Blue Full Moon Yesterday #32

Embarrassing stuff Prairie Gates Yesterday #37

Now you know who "to primary." DJ Synikus Makisimus Yesterday #38

Shame on any Dem who voted Yea. They play right into RW framing. Here is the text of this asinine bill: Celerity Yesterday #40

OMG I wish I hadn't read that leftstreet Yesterday #43

That is a hard-right screed misanthrope Yesterday #49

+1 leftstreet Yesterday #51

The Democratic Representatives should ALL have voted 'Present' 70sEraVet Yesterday #60

Based on this list of examples, the TSF regime should be facing imminent collapse LearnedHand Yesterday #69

What idiot wrote that screed?. Autumn 23 hrs ago #73

They seem to have nothing better to do C_U_L8R Yesterday #41

So, is Congress finally holding Civics or Political economics classes for their Members? haele Yesterday #42

When will they denounce the horrors of Predatory Capitalism? Emile Yesterday #44

Oh, no! -misanthroptimist Yesterday #45

To be fair misanthrope Yesterday #53

Doesn't change my point, really, does it? -misanthroptimist Yesterday #68

I hate votes like this regardless of the subject KLK1972 Yesterday #52

Huzzah! misanthrope Yesterday #57

WTF? 86 Ds voted with the Rs in favor of this? KPN Yesterday #54

They don't want to talk about their policies for helping people on affordability on groceries, housing, healthcare, everyonematters Yesterday #56

It's not a hill to die on. RandySF Yesterday #59

HORRORS???? elleng Yesterday #62

WTF????? Sewage. Dems should have walked out. 58Sunliner Yesterday #63

All government jobs and The Wizard Yesterday #64

Please tell me I'm having a nightmare or fever dream LearnedHand Yesterday #65

Ignorant vote put forth by ignoramuses. Democratic socialism is NOT Marxist/Communist socialism. CousinIT Yesterday #66

Most of these idiots couldn't define socialism Picaro Yesterday #70

You think that Jim Clyburn, Hakeem Jeffries, Ted Lieu, Gregory Meeks, & Debby Wasserman-Schutz are idiots? MichMan 23 hrs ago #72

Seems like it. Or was this just a slap in the face to Mamdani ? Centrist's certainly despise Autumn 7 hrs ago #80

Do these idiots have any clue what socialism actually is? Initech 23 hrs ago #75

Do Trumpsters really denounce socialism? Not if there is money in it for them. Norrrm 22 hrs ago #76

Idiotic nonsense. BlueTsunami2018 22 hrs ago #77

What the f*** are they voting on and why Tribetime 22 hrs ago #78