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Old 02-28-2017, 09:53 PM
 
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Well as far as the business people he has chosen, I'll bet their companies don't waste money like a sieve. I am conservative and this is my BIGGEST problem with the federal government. And education cannot possibly get any worse.
lol, the Wall Street fat cats that crashed the economy are like a parasite on the taxpayer. Goldman Sachs that is now in charge once again are not called Government Sachs for nothing. Waste money like a sieve? They dont care, because YOU pay for the bailouts while they get richer than ever.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:53 PM
 
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Trump has repeatedly offered an olive branch to the Democrats and they have refused to take it. Their actions tonight made them look very small and petty. Not to mention un-American.

It's time to bury the hatchet and work together for the common good of the American citizen.
He call Schumer the head clown. How's that for an olive branch. Trump has done nothing to unite us. So I'm not sure why you are saying he has repeatedly offered an olive branch, because I can tell you he hasn't. I guess you missed Obama's state of the union address when republicans did the exact same thing. At least democrats were respectful enough not to have someone like Wilson stand up and call Obama a liar. Now that was unamerican.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:54 PM
 
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Hahaha, the donor that gave $10 million to buy her position inherited her wealth and has zero experience in "fixing big organizations".

You just like that special interests, lobbyists, crony capitalists and Wall Street fat cats get rewarded for their donations. Thats how legalized bribery in America works. YOU dont have the money to bribe the politicians you vote for, so you hope those that did bribe them are looking out for your interests and not their own.
I choose to not be that cynical. I believe they are patriots who gave up great paying jobs to make peanuts to help fix this country and maybe go down in the history books doing so.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:55 PM
 
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lol, the Wall Street fat cats that crashed the economy are like a parasite on the taxpayer. Goldman Sachs that is now in charge once again are not called Government Sachs for nothing. Waste money like a sieve? They dont care, because YOU pay for the bailouts while they get richer than ever.
Well Obama's cabinet did nothing to rein in spending so lets try something different K? He especially did not direct agencies to come up with ways to cut spending. You have to tell them to do it first.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:56 PM
 
Location: SoCal
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He call Schumer the head clown. How's that for an olive branch. Trump has done nothing to unite us. So I'm not sure why you are saying he has repeatedly offered an olive branch, because I can tell you he hasn't. I guess you missed Obama's state of the union address when republicans did the exact same thing. At least democrats were respectful enough not to have someone like Wilson stand up and call Obama a liar. Now that was unamerican.
Schumer is not a clown? Let's call him for what he really is. Lets not pretend.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:56 PM
 
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That's not what you wrote originally. You should have stated among industrialized countries. But Singapore and Thailand don't have. They are not the level of Papa New Guinea either.
Nope, you didnt read the articles. The Forbes article clearly state that Papua New Guinea and America are the two countries without. Singapore and Thailand both have paid parental leave.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:56 PM
 
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So did I.

I didn't think he was responding to the speech at all. I think he was replaying the same old fake news from the last month.

Funny, the current Governor told President Trump that Obama Care had failed them in Kentucky. President Trump mentioned that when talking about Obama Care. The former Governor obviously is out of touch with what is happening in his State, at least as it relates to Obama Care.
So wrong - the much-praised KyConnect ACA healthcare came into being under moderate Democratic two-term Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear. Hundreds of thousands received medical insurance and care which they had lacked previously.

Now, under Tea Party conservative Republican and inexperienced Governor Matt Bevin, KyConnect is gone. See my post above for more info. about what Bevin is doing to Kentucky. Very little of it is in the best interests of the vast majority of Kentuckians.

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Old 02-28-2017, 09:56 PM
 
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As someone who has never been a fan of Donald Trump, I have to say that was a very moving, emotional and inspiring speech.

I wish he communicated in that fashion more often, rather than how he has to this point.

Once the bar is low enough, mediocre sounds almost impressive. He knows that technique.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:57 PM
 
Location: SoCal
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Nope, you didnt read the articles. The Forbes article clearly state that Papua New Guinea and America are the two countries without. Singapore and Thailand both have paid parental leave.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave
Not from your previous link. You are changing your story again. Your previous link stated only 41 countries offer maternal leave, not all have parental leave either.
And Singapore is only for married women who are born in Singapore and have worked 90 days at the company.
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Old 02-28-2017, 09:59 PM
 
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I choose to not be that cynical. I believe they are patriots who gave up great paying jobs to make peanuts to help fix this country and maybe go down in the history books doing so.
You believe legalized bribery is patriotic? Who do you think fund the puppets in Congress? Wall Street is the biggest lobbyist on Capitol Hill. You think the biggest and most powerful people on Wall Street suddenly become "patriots" after yet another election with massive bribery to get their way? You choose to look the other way.
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