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babylonsister

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25. I lived in Houston when DeLay was around. Yes,

Reply to IthinkThereforeIAM (Reply #19)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:25 PM

Feb 2

he was repulsive and outrageous imo.

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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