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Roy Rolling

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7. How Bipartisanship Can Fail

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 06:49 AM

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Reaching across the aisle works among two honorable opposing sides. When one side is a chameleon and always changing to match the environment, normal opposition fails. Opposition must be unique, humorously enlivening to your side, and attractive enough for opposition to consider out of curiosity. Attachment to come…

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Republicans seethe about Trump at half-empty conservative summit: 'Threat to everything' [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

"No currently elected Republican official attended the two-day event..." Hugin Monday #1

y'all helped to create that fucking monster Skittles Monday #2

100%! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Monday #4

Yep...and instead of staying in office to Impeach and REMOVE this NAZI Bengus81 Monday #9

pitiful poozwah Monday #14

They built this in the first place so I call fake outrage. cstanleytech Monday #3

Republican party is a home for: wolfie001 Monday #5

Silly Republicans! Oligarchs don't time for you! no_hypocrisy Monday #6

How Bipartisanship Can Fail Roy Rolling Monday #7

Principles First summit attendance required backbone. democrank Monday #8

discovery poozwah Monday #15

They need to do more than seethe. What's it going to take... Kahuna Monday #10

Joe Walsh was an awful representative, but he's been consistent and outspoken against Cankles since Scrivener7 Monday #11

They're the last hangers on to the GOP Random Boomer Monday #13

K&R orangecrush Monday #12

They still refuse to do the only principled thing that will free them from Trump's authoritarian cult: vote "D." sop Monday #16

They are just wagging fingers. usonian Monday #17

principles first?! mike_c Monday #18