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IthinkThereforeIAM

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19. The "Advent of Gingerich"...

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 01:19 PM

Feb 2

... or, "how he filled Congress with businessmen first, statesmen last", with his Contract On America.

I have said this for over 20 years. That is what has nearly destroyed Congress. Just look at the GOP heads of the committees we have had, let alone the nasty speakers of the House. Delay, who got the rules changed to allow/require bribes and pay offs just to get into his office for a visit. Required corporations and anyone interested in visiting with him in his congressional office to provide daily catering for his office. Just one of the things about him and the GOP that I cannot forget.

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A healthy democracy...would not allow a deranged, serial abuser of women and children to occupy its most powerful office [View all] babylonsister Feb 2 OP

Our democracy is light years from being healthy. spanone Feb 2 #1

Kick dalton99a Feb 2 #2

My husband last night was talking to a friend about this United States as NOW. chouchou Feb 2 #3

Keyword being "healthy". Solly Mack Feb 2 #4

Half the people don't vote which left us defenseless against those who would do us harm. Blues Heron Feb 2 #5

It has been reported for years that most people get 15 minutes of news a day... IthinkThereforeIAM Feb 2 #20

I really hope Nixon can't see what's going on n/t leftstreet Feb 2 #6

This very thing was the subject of Olbermann's Countdown this morning. flashman13 Feb 2 #7

I would expand that statement EYESORE 9001 Feb 2 #8

Maybe he was sent to a military school because his first sexual assault was against a younger female family member ChicagoTeamster Feb 2 #9

Not likely, based on what is known about the family. ShazzieB Feb 2 #21

Thanks for the info. I hope this clears things up not just for me but other lurkers as well. ChicagoTeamster Feb 2 #23

Yes, it's very easy to speculate! ShazzieB Feb 2 #24

Excuse my language.... SergeStorms Feb 2 #10

Very well-written piece BaronChocula Feb 2 #11

No shit, right? Joinfortmill Feb 2 #12

It appears this could well be the largest honey trap and sex trafficking ring run by Putin and the KGB Bev54 Feb 2 #13

How is this creature affecting the mental health of millions? young_at_heart Feb 2 #14

I am I_UndergroundPanther Feb 3 #28

A good article, but it is off target sarisataka Feb 2 #15

And who said we were a "healthy democracy"? kentuck Feb 2 #17

That is an assumption of a fact not in evidence sarisataka Feb 2 #22

All the swing states. MaeScott Feb 3 #30

Worse than that. He caused an insurrection and got away with it. spanone Feb 2 #16

No healthy democracy would ever elect such a criminal - rapist, fraudster, tax cheat, treason -- but racist failing one JT45242 Feb 2 #18

The "Advent of Gingerich"... IthinkThereforeIAM Feb 2 #19

I lived in Houston when DeLay was around. Yes, babylonsister Feb 2 #25

The elite have ALWAYS abused women and children. DJ Synikus Makisimus Feb 2 #26

I wrote a poem I_UndergroundPanther Feb 3 #29

not to mention the stunning corruption... JudyM Feb 3 #27

Rec rec. rec malaise Feb 3 #31

Yep....and yet, here we are Bettie Feb 3 #32