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aocommunalpunch

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30. LMAO

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 04:59 PM

10 hrs ago

Try hiring DEMOCRATS. Why the ever loving FUCK is everyone so opposed to just hiring Democrats? It’s like fucking kryptonite all the sudden. Oh, no! The Republicans will make shit up about and smear us! That won’t happen if we’re nice to them. Fuck fucking Republicans. Goddamn.

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VP Harris has promised to have a republican in her cabinet. Who do you think it would be and for what position? [View all] tulipsandroses 11 hrs ago OP

bottle washer? fly catcher? giving a republican a job with power is a bad move IMO nt msongs 10 hrs ago #1

Used to be done by president winning close election. Sneederbunk 10 hrs ago #4

Bill Clinton and Barak Obama bottomofthehill 9 hrs ago #66

Jon Huntsman Amb to China/Obama mobeau69 7 hrs ago #115

Why is it ever only Dems that make this concession? TxGuitar 10 hrs ago #40

Reagan named a Democratic UN Ambassador dsc 9 hrs ago #73

thank you... WarGamer 10 hrs ago #56

What votes is she courting by this nonsense? aocommunalpunch 10 hrs ago #2

Votes she needs to win. Mz Pip 10 hrs ago #9

Yea, gonna take a hard pass. aocommunalpunch 10 hrs ago #17

I'm done reaching across the isle. I hope Madam VP doesn't expect the nation to have a big kumbaya moment Hotler 5 hrs ago #130

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest she is less tone deaf than you are when it comes to politics. onenote 10 hrs ago #18

No worries. aocommunalpunch 10 hrs ago #22

We need to heal our country. Continuing to feed the partisan divide will not heal anything. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz 10 hrs ago #25

LMAO aocommunalpunch 10 hrs ago #30

No one is going to heal this country. former9thward 8 hrs ago #87

THANK YOU Skittles 10 hrs ago #31

Liz Cheney, in what position, I don't know. Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #3

Good will ambassador, but that's it. Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #6

I agree Pink Hyacinth 10 hrs ago #7

I was thinking, Homeland security would be her natural spot Walleye 10 hrs ago #11

Director of National Intelligence or National Security Advisor are also possibilities. GregariousGroundhog 10 hrs ago #38

At least we can be confident we can trust her with our national secrets Walleye 10 hrs ago #54

She is a Republican angrychair 8 hrs ago #110

I think KH should keep Jake Sullivan. He's too brilliant to lose! Jmb 4 Harris-Walz 9 hrs ago #62

She'd probably make for an acceptable SecDef.. Volaris 10 hrs ago #15

NO Skittles 10 hrs ago #33

Tell us how you really feel. Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #36

she very much helped to create Donald Fucking Trump Skittles 10 hrs ago #52

I am not the enemy here. I was simply answering the question. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #102

Her Dad was a driving force to dismantle maintenance and R&D within haele 8 hrs ago #85

I find the fawning over Liz Cheney sickening Skittles 8 hrs ago #86

Agree there. She's voted lockstep with hard right GOP all her career. haele 8 hrs ago #88

THANK YOU Skittles 8 hrs ago #89

Or Adam Kinsinger Meadowoak 6 hrs ago #126

We can no longer afford to make nice gestures to people who are trying to end our Democracy. Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #5

And yet, our candidate is doing just that. aocommunalpunch 10 hrs ago #8

Hopefully it's just a lie, like what law enforcement does to get criminals off the streets. Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #14

I don't think she will go back on her word. Not a good look. I'm fine with certain folks working in a national security tulipsandroses 10 hrs ago #35

That's true, I guess an intern position would still be "in the cabinet". Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #43

Kinzinger for VA Secretary, perhaps? disappearingboy 9 hrs ago #77

Maybe you shouldn't vote for her if you think her judgment is so bad. onenote 10 hrs ago #20

You're actually telling me HERE to not vote for the candidate? aocommunalpunch 10 hrs ago #24

You're actually questioning her judgement here? onenote 9 hrs ago #83

Shockingly enough, I have opinions. aocommunalpunch 8 hrs ago #99

OK. You should vote for her. And maybe support her decisions that are designed to help her win the election. onenote 8 hrs ago #101

Low bar cleared. aocommunalpunch 8 hrs ago #105

"permission"? You're the one that asked me what I thought you should do. onenote 8 hrs ago #107

It will loss infinitely more angrychair 7 hrs ago #111

DUers are cheering on Harris voters. I don't give a rat's ass what their party registration is if they vote for Harris. onenote 7 hrs ago #114

My "Purty test" angrychair 7 hrs ago #116

Ha! because one meaningless difference of opinion means I shouldn't vote for her? Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #39

Sorry, but I believe that's the wrong attitude to take. WE need to be the adults in the room and work to end all this Jmb 4 Harris-Walz 10 hrs ago #34

You can't BigMin28 10 hrs ago #42

No concessions were made to Republicans because there were zero R votes. They just wasted time. betsuni 9 hrs ago #80

No public option BigMin28 8 hrs ago #109

No, it wasn't. ACA with public option passed the House. Was taken out in Senate when betsuni 6 hrs ago #123

It isn't just magats and you know it. Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #48

Kinzinger would be a good choice, and was not one of "those people trying to end our Democracy". JohnSJ 8 hrs ago #106

Anyone identifying as a republican is showing the world their support for all that the republican party stands for. Think. Again. 8 hrs ago #108

I gave you an example of someone who does not subscribe to that, and in fact not only fought against that, but is JohnSJ 7 hrs ago #113

This is about much more than the election of one office, or even the election of Congress... Think. Again. 7 hrs ago #117

No. If we don't win this election nothing matters, our democracy will be gone. JohnSJ 7 hrs ago #118

I agree with that, but I disagree.... Think. Again. 7 hrs ago #119

Kisinger is not one of those people. The Harris campaign is not stupid, they aren't JohnSJ 7 hrs ago #120

Absolutely anyone who publicly identifies as a republican must be considered a republican.... Think. Again. 6 hrs ago #127

Liz Cheney, Secretary of Defense Chasing Dreams 10 hrs ago #10

That is not a bad suggestion Walleye 10 hrs ago #13

That'd be my guess Kaleva 10 hrs ago #27

I'm sorry but I hate this. BlueTsunami2018 10 hrs ago #12

Fixed it for ya.... Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #16

That's even better. BlueTsunami2018 10 hrs ago #21

Any of the Republicans that chose democracy Zipgun 10 hrs ago #19

If they identify as republicans, they obviously haven't chosen Democracy. Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #23

Ronald Reagan, groundskeeper. Solly Mack 10 hrs ago #26

That's "soil ammendment specialist", please. Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #49

My bad. Solly Mack 10 hrs ago #50

Liz Cheney - executioner in chief MaryMagdaline 10 hrs ago #28

Melania Trump - f***ing Christmas decorations MaryMagdaline 10 hrs ago #29

Why? We have plenty of good Democrats that can fill these positions. It's an insult to our Party jalan48 10 hrs ago #32

DEI hire. Cartoonist 10 hrs ago #37

Having a Republican in the Harris Administration would be good. ProudMNDemocrat 10 hrs ago #41

That is NOT true, it is NOT only magats that are bad, it IS the republican party that's bad for Democracy AND society. Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #51

Put the Republican in a cabinet. Klarkashton 10 hrs ago #44

Whatever it is, I hope they have a tiny role. Gore1FL 10 hrs ago #45

Not every Republican is a fascist. Kinzinger isn't, Cheney isn't. femmedem 9 hrs ago #63

Liz Cheney spoke out against her sister's gay marriage. You don't have to be MAGA to suck. Gore1FL 9 hrs ago #78

Why do we care about rebuilding these assholes? aocommunalpunch 8 hrs ago #103

For the same reason that these Republicans are supporting Harris: femmedem 7 hrs ago #121

Federal Prison System. He/She will be the "inside man". marble falls 10 hrs ago #46

Adam Kinsinget would one of very few choices biophile 10 hrs ago #47

Is there a position that only has to read the Constitution all day, every day? Think. Again. 10 hrs ago #53

Arnold Schwarzenegger. hunter 10 hrs ago #55

To old Rebl2 9 hrs ago #61

Younger than Trump. hunter 9 hrs ago #70

They smile in your face all the time they want to take your place IcyPeas 10 hrs ago #57

I might be ok with Christine Todd Whitman, but she's 78 and might not want it JHB 10 hrs ago #58

Maybe ... and just maybe, in her 2nd term dweller 10 hrs ago #59

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) as Secretary of Agriculture jmowreader 9 hrs ago #60

Not a bad idea. I'd be concerned about where he is on the issue of black farmers tulipsandroses 9 hrs ago #82

something harmless, hopefully. Absolutely nothing related to justice, education, or healthcare ecstatic 9 hrs ago #64

Nobody here is going to abandon Harris over this so we might as well accept it Kaleva 9 hrs ago #65

It's not about bipartisanship, it's about the election. dgauss 9 hrs ago #67

Liz Cheney gibraltar72 9 hrs ago #68

Kinzinger- Veteran's Affairs Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #69

He would be good!! bluestarone 9 hrs ago #72

Yes. This would be my choice. He has a history of advocating for vets. tulipsandroses 9 hrs ago #75

VA bro. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Politicub 8 hrs ago #90

Hell to the fuck no Mysterian 8 hrs ago #94

We'll have to disagree Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #95

There are many more qualified people to run the VA Mysterian 8 hrs ago #97

Do you think Harris should keep her promise? Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #98

No, I don't Mysterian 8 hrs ago #100

Probably in position which are VERY hard to fuck up sakabatou 9 hrs ago #71

Well , if I'm allowed to stretch my imagination a little.... DFW 9 hrs ago #74

Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Grassley n/t Shrek 9 hrs ago #76

Kinzinger or Riggle. haele 9 hrs ago #79

For the concerned, it's called politics. Majority of Americans want bipartisanship and for government to work. betsuni 9 hrs ago #81

Stay away from boosting Kinzinger's career Thrill 8 hrs ago #84

Secretary in charge of emptying the wastebaskets alarimer 8 hrs ago #91

It's is not going to be Olivia Troye, most likely it will be Cheney krawhitham 8 hrs ago #92

I hope she breaks that promise Mysterian 8 hrs ago #93

No one angrychair 8 hrs ago #96

Kinzinger to the VA would be a good choice. Having someone on your cabinet of a different party isn't a bad thing, both JohnSJ 8 hrs ago #104

That's a good post for Kinzinger bucolic_frolic 7 hrs ago #112

Liz Cheney, Interior or Sec. Def. JCMach1 7 hrs ago #122

I'm a big fan of Abraham Lincoln. Music Man 6 hrs ago #124

Larry Hogan, Transportation Jose Garcia 6 hrs ago #125

Millions of Unknown Sadhuji 6 hrs ago #128

How about Lindsey as the Minister of Silly Walks nt doc03 5 hrs ago #129

I seem to recall republican congress critters kacekwl 4 hrs ago #131