lol “gave up his billionaire lifestyle.”

It’s not a completely invalid position. The DNC clearly believed that it could continue to support fairly conservative candidates such as Clinton, knowing that the Republican opponent would always be so lousy that progressives would have no choice but to vote for their preferred candidate anyway. In other words, their…

The stupidity of his voters is truly mindblowing. The Republicans control both chambers of Congress and the presidency, and they still couldn’t pass this garbage law. The Democrats— much as they’d like to take credit for it— had nothing to do with its failure. It was infighting within the Republican party and the…

Is there a reason they only interviewed people in their 70s and 80s?

A D.C. pizza parlor that doesn’t even have a basement!

I would gladly contribute to Alefantis’ legal fund (though where are the left’s billionaire sugar daddies?) if he can take down Alex Jones as Peter Thiel did Gawker. Both sides can play at that game.

It’s actually pretty fucking crazy to think how quickly this lived and died. Like, Trump told the holdouts last night to either side with him and vote on this or he is moving on. It’s been less than 3 weeks and he’s already over health care, like does he not understand how this shit works? (Don’t answer that lol) It…

It’s pretty staggering. If Trump had actually waited and tried to gain the proper support behind the scenes and, you know, actually practiced good negotiation tactics, it’s possible they could have eked out a victory. Instead, he looks like a complete and utter failure.

I’m not sure if I’m relieved or terrified that the Republicans running our government are so incompetent that their evil health care “replacement” died in 17 days.

It’s especially galling as Republicans are trying to gut Obamacare. Children with special needs and those who are severely disabled need a LOT of medical care. Without proper support, these families struggle. It’s yet another example of how these people are pro-birth, not pro-life.

I’m so sorry that that happened to you. It must be infuriating on a level that these dicks could never comprehend to read statements such as his.

I generally dislike the ‘warrior’ narrative around having children with special needs, but I do think it takes a very resourceful family to be able to raise them: money for appointments, specialized childcare or time off work, strength of mind and so on. I don’t think I could do it, honestly (and for all it’s worth,…

You are correct. Oklahoma is the very buckle of the “bible belt”, where there’s only one book that matters (even if they swear to uphold a different one). They have a very specific, selective understanding of their bible, but it usually boils down to “how can I use this to oppress someone else (and inevitably wave it…

As a Canadian watching from afar, I still don’t understand why people are bringing religion into this. The US is where people say “separation of church and state”, right? That’s a thing you supposedly have? Am I taking crazy pills?

I’ve been watching C-Span, and every time a Republican congressperson stops speaking, the following Democrat tells them exactly how many people in that Republican’s district will lose healthcare if this bill passes. It’s brilliant.

And yet the odds are they will retain control of congress after 2018 (most definitely the House). Between gerrymandering, voter suppression and general low turnout the Republicans will continue to control the majority of the levers of power.

I think their goal is “nothing.”

“has launched a targeted operation in South and Central Texas as part of Operation Cross Check.”

Yeah, they should fact check everything, and when they print the article they can color all the false statements red. The the words intact, verbatim, just color-coded. That would make for a very, very powerful statement.

I love that he says it as though it’s a badge of honor, and not because he’s likely more corrupt than Nixon ever dreamed possible.