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SpringheelJack
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Yet you clicked on the article, and even took time to post.

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Yay, religion! Isn’t it awesome?

Yes, but that second one is actually also Betsy DeVos.

- A New York Times columnist Almost certainly Bret Stephens tomorrow, probably.

Like so much of the North Side, its bland and inoffensive. It ticks all the boxes- it says you have graduated from the Bud Light days, but you won’t have to “explain” the beer to others.

Might as well make a buck off of suckers.

As the reporter rightly was getting at with his questioning, the “I’m only accountable to the people in my district” defense rings a bit hollow when Blum’s largest donors are from outside of his district. If he can be bought by parties outside his district, then he can answer questions asked by Iowans outside his

I’m fairly sure by 2020 you’re going to see substantial numbers of Democrats openly campaigning on a Medicare for All platform. If this bill manages to pass, you’ll see even more of them. But feel free to keep using “both sides are bad” as a reason not to vote in midterms, if that’s your thing, I guess. There’s

Hey man, nice shot.

The way i remember it he was an innocent man, and used his own death as an exlamation point to that claim. He said his friends set him up, but no one would listen to him.

The US has a long, sordid history of rugged individualismthat is mostly bullshit. Politicians appeal to that idea and get people to go against their own best interests so the politicians can funnel money to their buddies instead of building a society.

Long story short: People don’t want to pay for a service that they think also helps those who behave irresponsibly.

When did republicans stop understanding how insurance works? Literally the ONLY thing that can keep costs down is the fact that we all “pay for each others’ insurance”. That’s the only way it succeeds. That’s how all insurance works, has ever worked, since the invention of insurance.

Oh you poor naive soul, if you think that attempting to cremate them would make more sense, you’ve obviously never considered how touchy people are about respecting and handling remains.

Which themselves can end up getting lost over the years or taking up valuable real estate, which still ends up making it someone else’s problem.

Stop copying and pasting the same fucking comment, wtf? I already replied to you elsewhere, because I can read other comments! Just like you!

It’s not awesome that she changed her mind. It’s horrific. She only changed her mind because she only cares about herself. That’s it. That’s not totally cool, that’s totally

Same old story: Selfish, Republican shithead winds up in a situation where they have to actually use the social benefits which they have heretofore spent so much time and effort railing against. Lightbulb turns on over their head and they realize the value of social programs. Lather, rinse, repeat.

But even my father told me he was happy that the bill had passed. I asked him if he understood what it could mean if I lost my health coverage, and he said that he still felt it was the right move for the country.

People are fucking selfish, self-centered dick weasels who don’t give a shit about others. Until, of course, they realize THEY personally need something. Then suddenly they care!