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Cirsium

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8. No great intellect required

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:55 PM

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No great intellect required for fighting back. The Senators are failing to use the tools at their disposal, and every Senator, every aide, every staffer knows what those tools are and how to use them. It is not intellect that is lacking, it is courage.

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"Democrats say they can't do anything because Republicans control Congress. Is that true?" [View all] masmdu Wednesday OP

Thank you! ABC123Easy Wednesday #1

But we must remember that Congress is made up of people just like us and our neighbors. kentuck Wednesday #2

I disagree to the extent that it IS a job, and it is one they knowingly pursued. Scrivener7 Wednesday #3

+1 leftstreet Wednesday #4

"they are useless to all of us" Dave says Wednesday #5

Republicans are a different and much worse problem. Malice and a wish for our destruction are driving them. Scrivener7 Wednesday #6

Probably more than half started as attorneys TexasBushwhacker Wednesday #7

No great intellect required Cirsium Wednesday #8

Right!? Did Republicans do nothing when they were in the minority? ck4829 Wednesday #9