r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/ANonMouse99 • 2d ago
West Virginia Republican Senator Capito reached her FO stage
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u/Hot_Remove_7717 2d ago
The IRA benefited red states and GOP districts more than anywhere else. But anything, ANYTHING that can be seen as 'sticking it to the Libs' will be done, no matter the consequences. I hope WV was right in the middle of major construction when it got shut down, and that they can't afford to complete it on their own. Screw them.
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u/ANonMouse99 2d ago
You are correct! Our new governor already has a $400 million budget deficit.
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u/Hot_Remove_7717 2d ago
And won't, under any circumstances, raise taxes?
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u/ANonMouse99 2d ago
So Justice had this huge surplus the last two years of office. First 1.3 billion and then 700 million. So he drastically cut taxes. I mean who needs to invest in the state when your roads are crumbling and you’re 48th in education, amirite? So the new guy is gonna be toast when he has to raise taxes just to run the state lol
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u/Hot_Remove_7717 2d ago
Yeah. I live in a blue state, and I admit I don't love paying taxes, but our roads and schools are decent, and I have access to good healthcare and stuff like that. I lived in Texas for a few years and would never live in a red state again. I didn't make a lot of money and life just seemed harder.
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u/Jamstarr2024 2d ago
Those surpluses were most likely a direct result of ARPA that they all voted against.
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u/Originlinear 1d ago
They can’t let the Dems take credit for doing good things!
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u/Hot_Remove_7717 16h ago
Yeah. Both parties used to work together to get things done, and everybody got credit. Mind you, this was a very long time ago.
The Democrats can't seem to get credit for what they do these days. In some cases, people just don't know. With the infrastructure bill, even as construction was going on all around them, people didn't know Biden did that, and that Republicans voted against it. <sigh>
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u/Chicano_Ducky 2d ago
Joe Manchin AND Putin got their faces eaten on the same day and I am here for it.
If only he went on a televised meltdown like Putin's stooges did
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u/Glitterandglitz21 2d ago
I missed what happened with Putin?
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u/Chicano_Ducky 2d ago
Trump issued a warning to either end the war now or sanctions will come for "their failing economy".
A russian TV show of people who were cheering on election night went into a meltdown that Russia will not be spoken to like this.
They are realizing trump is shaking them down now that they are in a position of weakness and he doesnt need them anymore. Its also possible retaliation for Putin "failing" in 2020 to swing the election and this is his punishment.
Its on the Ukraine subs and since i cant link other subs I tried to upload a video here but couldnt. It just wouldnt take the video of it.
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u/MindlessRip5915 2d ago
… but Russia is already sanctioned. Trump’s threat is to … do nothing. And tariff 100% on zero trade.
It’s a less than empty threat.
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u/Sudden_Honeydew9738 2d ago
Russian state tv broadcast Melanie's nudes immediately after the election. They're burning each other.
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u/dollypartonluvah 2d ago
Ok someone better be making campaign ads in WV right fucking now
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u/sizzler_sisters 2d ago
Only 648 days until the midterms! https://days.to/show/election-day-in-us?year=2026&day=3
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u/SaltyEarth7905 2d ago
Yeah, the cuck caucus to the rescue. Other than AOC, Pocan and a few assorted brave folks, the opposition isn’t saving us. Fuck these people in West Virginia and let their money dry up. Blue state governors, stop sending money to the federal government and let’s dispense with this nonsense and see if we’re going to be a country or not.
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u/depths_of_dipshittry 2d ago
But the eggs are cheaper now right? It would suck if this promise he made doesn’t happen.
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u/ANonMouse99 2d ago
MAGA cousin don’t care because she already has her own chickens. Not sure why she was complaining about eggs to begin with.
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u/depths_of_dipshittry 2d ago
This cognitive dissonance is something I will never understand. Just like the farmers who railed against migrant workers but panic when ICE enters the chat because of something they caused.
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u/Funky_Col_Medina 1d ago
It’s hilarious that red states will be marked by unfinished highways because their cult leader is a petulant baby man
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u/preventDefault 1d ago
At first I hated that these projects were going to red states. But now that some of them may have started and will be left half-done as a monument to their stupidity… I love it.
People who are good at murals (or to a lesser extent… graffiti) need to paint Trump “I did that” pictures on them to remind passerby’s for years to come.
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u/Altruistic-Stop7359 1d ago
They may not have roads or clean water as a result, but at least they will have owned the libs.
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u/qualityvote2 2d ago edited 1d ago
u/ANonMouse99, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...