dissembling rodeo clowns

The Republican reason for allowing policies that kill thousands of people, is that people are responsible for themselves, not government. People kill people with no help from gun manufacturers, or society in any important way.

Then the riposte about mental health after gun shootings is a ironic comment because they don’t believe in the larger forces. They think you might. And it’s untrue about mental health and mass shootings. Domestic violence is more of a correlate, but that’s not an issue for them. They are about unblocking individual freedom, not trying to curb negatives.

Trump’s playbook. Whatever accusation is made, just invert.

Koch brothers developing political playbook to distract from their own malfeasance.

So political discourse with a republican is just rodeo clowning.

No wonder records of Republicans are retiring this year.

Held accountable by the press? Fake news. Trumpian script flipping. One reason why Kamala Harris would be a good candidate. She would own that fucker’s bullshit. You really think you’re pro-life? Seems pretty anti-life to me. Douche canoe dissembling fuckery.

It's like vegetarians becoming butchers.

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