“The initial shift in Republican political priorities away from belt-tightening coincided with the demise of the Tea Party, the dominant force in the 2010 midterm elections, and the rise of [t]rump, who presided over an $8 trillion increase in the national debt.
…"Former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) criticized House conservatives…for abandoning their Tea Party principles during [t]rump’s four years in office.
”‘None of these guys said anything when the [t]rump administration added $1 trillion to the federal budget deficit by the end of 2019 — before a single dime was spent on COVID-19 relief.’
…“The national debt stood at $19.9 trillion when [t]rump took office in 2017 and hit $28 trillion last month.
…"Republicans are trying to revive fiscal concerns as they push back against Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal but are having trouble gaining traction.
"A Politico-Morning Consult poll from this month showed strong support among Republicans, Democrats and independents for Biden’s infrastructure spending priorities, and 65 percent of voters were on board with raising the corporate tax rate to help pay for them. The survey even found that 42 percent of Republicans favored raising taxes on corporations.
…"The lack of staunch opposition among Republican voters to Biden’s economic agenda makes it trickier for Senate Republicans to oppose, especially when winning back the majority means securing victories in purple states like Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.”
“Rich fasicst white men worried that it’s getting harder and harder to brainwash people to hate the poor”
Would be a good alternative headline to this article
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Lindsey Graham Roasted After Saying Systemic Racism Doesn't Exist -
“Data demonstrates the existence and effects of systemic racism across scores of laws and institutions in the United States. Racial disparities are ingrained in almost every component of American society, including employment, wealth, education, home ownership, healthcare and incarceration. The elections of Obama and Harris do not change this, though they were a step forward in addressing the historically low representation of Black Americans in political leadership.
“Graham’s faulty logic was panned by critics, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) … ‘It’s as if saying we don’t have poverty issues in this country because we have millionaires and billionaires. I really don’t know what point he was trying to make with that statement,’ Omar said.”
“Racism doesn’t exist”, says man so white he looks like he’s half-chalk
'Pathetic liar' Greg Abbott blasted for online misinformation: 'Take down this lie' -
Gov. Greg Abbott posted a screengrab from Fox News. The title of the slide was “up in your grill,” with the sub-headline reading, “Biden’s climate requirements.”
The three bullet points said “cut 90% of red meat from diet,” “max 4 lbs per year,” and “one burger per month.”
“Not gonna happen in Texas!” Abbott tweeted.
But it’s not going to happen anywhere as Biden has not proposed any such thing. Snopes has rated it false.
Republicans, making up deranged bullshit about Democrats: Can you imagine someone taking your freedom away from you like this?
Anyway vote for us so we can tell people what they can do with their bodies, what they can say, how they can worship and who they marry
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