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03 December 2015 at 07:37 PM
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Other than Trump himself, no one is a greater gift to Dems than Vance. Picking him (and not a guy like Rubio) was such an unforced error only someone like Trump could've done it.


Darn, I kinda wanted Walz. Have to assume it's Joever now


If there's one thing the dem establishment is fond of, then it is ****ing over progressives.


you misspelled extremists


Extremist typically don't want things like free health care.

Cause you know that thing all the other 1st world countries have including Israel.


those extremists want a safe climate!


all democrats want a safe climate. extremists want to ban anything that remotely negatively effects the climate, or worse, that they perceive negatively effects the climate.

all democrats want some sort of universal healthcare. extremists have no concept what that would take and just say DO IT!! SOME OTHER COUNTRY A FRACTION OF OUR SIZE WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF OUR COUNTRY DOES IT!!!!!!!!11


GOOD THINGS ARENT POSS-I-BULLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!
-ancient shitlib proverb


by #Thinman k

all democrats want a safe climate. extremists want to ban anything that remotely negatively effects the climate, or worse, that they perceive negatively effects the climate.

all democrats want some sort of universal healthcare. extremists have no concept what that would take and just say DO IT!! SOME OTHER COUNTRY A FRACTION OF OUR SIZE WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF OUR COUNTRY DOES IT!!!!!!!!11


Is this how you envision progressives?

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by #Thinman k

all democrats want a safe climate. extremists want to ban anything that remotely negatively effects the climate, or worse, that they perceive negatively effects the climate.

all democrats want some sort of universal healthcare. extremists have no concept what that would take and just say DO IT!! SOME OTHER COUNTRY A FRACTION OF OUR SIZE WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF OUR COUNTRY DOES IT!!!!!!!!11

small countries like...China?


lol, my wife is Chinese and has a current health issue. would you like to discuss the healthcare system compared to the united states?

she lived in shanghai literally across the street from the hospital. let me know when you are ready.

dumbass


maybe your wife should work harder


lol, that's what i thought.

you love getting your **** pushed in don't you. lol, ****ing idiot.


your sample size of one is noted


thinman convinced me. we have great healthcare in USA! but I'm mostly just going off his argument cuz I haven't been able to afford to go to the doctor or dentist in 30 years


lol if you think china's is better you are welcome to give it a shot.

i recommend the dentist first. you may be waiting in line those 30 years for the doctor...


Unique snowflakiness of the US just doesn't make possible of any advances anywhere or adopting anything from outside.

Thoughts and prayers.


thinman - gf dropped a glass cup which shattered on its way down to the ground and sliced her foot wide open

went to hospital to get it stitched up - bill without insurance was like $30

a few years earlier my brother in law comes and visits and gets some kind of lung infection, take him to the hospital, they do a full checkup, even give him an mri to check for fluid builup etc

again, no insurance, but doctor's visit, mri, other various testing and medication in total was like $65

usa is great if you have good insurance through an employer, otherwise the cost efficient china model is far superior


bidenomics, baby! 4 more years


by 72off k

bidenomics, baby! 4 more years

If Bidenomics means I get 14% growth every year, then yeah, 40 more years plz


more like 14% more GENOCIDE amirite?


by 72off k

bidenomics, baby! 4 more years


S&P up 9% year to date when it averages 10% per year, the last time it dropped 3% in a day was all the way back in 2022, sky is falling!


Ok then, let's go Walz deep


Hillary must be so mad that Kamala keeps making good choices


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