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AllyCat

(18,902 posts) Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:05 PM Thursday

War powers narrowly defeated in the house

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/war-powers-trump-iran-vote

What is this?!?! Jeez the Dems sank this? I realize Golden is a conservative but WTF?

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War powers narrowly defeated in the house (Original Post) AllyCat Thursday OP

That's disappointing senseandsensibility Thursday #1

Is Golden being primaried? I sure hope so! SheltieLover Thursday #2

I don't really know much about him, sorry. senseandsensibility Thursday #3

I don't either. SheltieLover Thursday #4

He was regularly disappointing displacedvermoter Thursday #5

Golden not running for re-election. Bavorskoami Thursday #6

So why vote for this tripe? AllyCat Thursday #7

senseandsensibility

(25,165 posts)

1. That's disappointing

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:06 PM

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about Golden.

SheltieLover

(81,213 posts)

2. Is Golden being primaried? I sure hope so!

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:14 PM

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senseandsensibility

(25,165 posts)

3. I don't really know much about him, sorry.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:15 PM

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I have seen him on MSNOW, and he seems like he's good on some issues, but the war is obviously not one of them. Hope he hears from his constituents.

SheltieLover

(81,213 posts)

4. I don't either.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:29 PM

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I sure hope someone is going to give him a good run for the money!

Siding with pukes to benefit tsf is absolutely not ok, esp about war!

I got a text today for my adult gs, Army trying to recruit him. HELL NO! Haven't had those types of texts since his senior year of HS, 6 yrs ago!

displacedvermoter

(4,723 posts)

5. He was regularly disappointing

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:53 PM

Thursday

But he is not running for reelection. He is a Veteran and has regularly carried stinky water for Trump on so called national security matters. Sure hope they can do better in the 2nd District, though I am told by the wise heads here that he is about as Progressive as could be elected there.

Bavorskoami

(170 posts)

6. Golden not running for re-election.

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:57 PM

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Golden announced back in November 2025 that he is not running for re-election. ME-2 is very conservative and went big for Trump. It is more likely than not that Golden's successor will be a Republican.

AllyCat

(18,902 posts)

7. So why vote for this tripe?

Reply to Bavorskoami (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:26 PM

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I hope he wasn’t a sacrificial lamb to make sure it didn’t pass.

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