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1. And the GOPee went wild when someone suggested this was in part thanks to 12 years of Reagan-Bush disinvestment

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2024, 12:58 PM

Sep 2024

Now - these were the same Repuglicans who blamed Clinton for the floods in Iowa earlier that year; "God's wrath for electing a sinner," or some such nonsense.

It was then I realized that's all that party would ever sound like (or worse!).

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On this day, September 22, 1993, Amtrak experienced its deadliest train wreck. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 OP

And the GOPee went wild when someone suggested this was in part thanks to 12 years of Reagan-Bush disinvestment peppertree Sep 2024 #1

Which I doubt happened, but if it did, it should have, because this had nothing to do with Reagan or Bush. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 #3

No - I remember that angle being mentioned in the news (plus the GOP reaction) peppertree Sep 2024 #4

Link? NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 #5

So who paid the bills - for the lawsuits by the injured and onbehalf of the dead? What about Amtrak's costs? Wonder Why Sep 2024 #2

I was working in the hospital the night this happened. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2024 #6