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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: EchotaBaaa   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Heather on the Big Bastard Bill
Date: 06/29/25 2:24 PM
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LMAO@big Bastard Bill, That - is classic.

So let's see......

1.)He won in 2016 - against a formidable Hillary machine.


2.)After an insurrection, a Covid disaster ....he came back and won AGAIN in 2024---despite Harris being better funded and AHEAD in polls when it began.


So, 2 for 2.

Do "enlightened" people go MAGA and dig their heels in - OR do they look in mirror and ask why? how? and use the findings to not let it happen again?

Do "intelligent" "educated" people maybe, when they extol "democracy" accept that one some things - even a majority of their OWN voters have decided and that in a democracy, if it's not mass human rights violation---it's ok to maybe say "ok, we lost on that one....let's go win where we can win now"

At that point, in a 50-50 tribal country - do the smart, tolerant, open minded ones merely continue to live amongst their own kind. Go to "No King!" or their latest meme rally -- and consort with each other, OR --do they venture out...and maybe turn a few voters - and win.


Finally --- Medicaid. ObamaCare. Thanks to Big Bastard (no, not the 34% of American babies that were forced to be that, I speak of the legislation).......RED voters and SWING voters in SWING states are going to get a rude awakening. Ok, let me put it in Club 401K parlance. Imagine if the 401K statement was RED. Gasp. All those fake paper investments that you people had zilch to do with went down in value. And suddenly it was down 20% AND you were told that this time, sacred "dollar cost averaging" and "tax loss harvesting" and all the other shit the pretend-rich hold up as shields.....were now not going to be allowed. In that, the 20% IS gone. in One day. Forever. With no chance of recovery.

To these voters --- the extra $XXX, the extra administrative bullshit ......is going to rock their worlds.

Question is. Those shouting "democracy!" "rights" --do they actually want to beat MAGA and if they do ---- will they do "Garcia!" "No Kings!" "He him they us"..........OR........


Will they ride this Big Bastard to major landslide victory ----a victory that all the Ebola and Egg Prices could never even fathom.


I won't assume.


I do know that for door #2 -- whether they want it or not, they;d have a huge, loud, action oriented supporter in this writer.
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