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kentuck

(115,667 posts)
Sun May 24, 2026, 04:07 PM 12 hrs ago

More than half of the Republican caucus was screaming at Todd Blanche about the $1.8 billion slush fund...

When they return, how many you think will still be against the slush fund?

They are a malleable bunch.

They cannot be trusted.

They got us into this mess.

Let them get us out of it.

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More than half of the Republican caucus was screaming at Todd Blanche about the $1.8 billion slush fund... (Original Post) kentuck 12 hrs ago OP
The nice thing about a $1.8 Bn slush fund is Bluetus 11 hrs ago #1
Probably screaming because they are afraid of being voted out - not screaming Marie Marie 11 hrs ago #2

Bluetus

(3,106 posts)
1. The nice thing about a $1.8 Bn slush fund is
Sun May 24, 2026, 04:46 PM
11 hrs ago

you can pay every Republican in Congress $5,000,000 each to go along with you and still have over $400 million left for yourself.

Marie Marie

(11,556 posts)
2. Probably screaming because they are afraid of being voted out - not screaming
Sun May 24, 2026, 05:34 PM
11 hrs ago

because this is morally and ethically wrong and really bad for the rule of law. I can't give many of them credit for doing the right thing for the wrong reason.

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