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RE: The Absurd GOP
March 6, 2026 at 4:31 pm
Republican Congressman Mark Alford says that Americans need to sacrifice themselves by putting up with higher gas prices to support Trump’s war with Iran.
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RE: The Absurd GOP
March 6, 2026 at 4:38 pm
(March 6, 2026 at 4:31 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Republican Congressman Mark Alford says that Americans need to sacrifice themselves by putting up with higher gas prices to support Trump’s war with Iran.
And what sacrifices Rep. Alford making? Is he taking a cut in the pay that comes from taxpayers? Paying for his own petrol instead of having taxpayers do it? Giving up his Capitol office that’s funded by taxpayers? What a hypocritical cunt.
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RE: The Absurd GOP
March 6, 2026 at 5:42 pm
(March 6, 2026 at 5:40 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (March 6, 2026 at 4:31 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Republican Congressman Mark Alford says that Americans need to sacrifice themselves by putting up with higher gas prices to support Trump’s war with Iran.
The longer this goes on, the farther Republican prospects in November fall. Selling sacrifice to the electorate is horribly difficult -- just ask Jimmy Carter.
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RE: The Absurd GOP
March 6, 2026 at 8:11 pm
Latest polls show public approval for the war is hovering around 25%.
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RE: The Absurd GOP
March 7, 2026 at 11:15 am
(March 6, 2026 at 8:11 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: Latest polls show public approval for the war is hovering around 25%.
Pound to a penny that 25% represents people who have never seen a war up close and personal.
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RE: The Absurd GOP
March 7, 2026 at 4:10 pm
I'm surprised the number isn't higher.
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