Finally, an actual INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK

[Samm]

@TheDoctorIsIn

@Ben_Natuf

hauling those goalposts will get tiring

The goalposts haven’t moved, despite your attempts.

My first post:

@TheDoctorIsIn

Yes, we know that tacking pork for their state on to spending bills they won’t actually vote for is standard operating procedure for the GOP these days.

Definition of legislative pork: Money that gets spent on projects in other Congressmen’s districts,

[Ben_Natuf]

you’;re so far out left you can’t see the game. every single member of congress goes home and touts all the bacon they’ve bought home, routinely, if they’re the out of power party, they’ve voted against the bills. this is nothing new for either party

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@Ben_Natuf

you’;re so far out left you can’t see the game. every single member of congress goes home and touts all the bacon they’ve bought home, routinely, if they’re the out of power party, they’ve voted against the bills. this is nothing new for either party

So you’ve said, many times.

And yet, you haven’t provided a single example.

[Ben_Natuf]

why would you need an example? were democrats going home and not letting constituents know about all the great things they did for their districts when the gop was the majority? yet nearly every vote in the house has been party line for quite some time. do you think they went to ribbon cuttings saying “i didn’t vote for this”? your denial is completely dumb

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@Ben_Natuf

why would you need an example?

Because you’ve made a claim that I know to be false, and I’d like to see you try to prove it.

@Ben_Natuf

were democrats going home and not letting constituents know about all the great things they did for their districts when the gop was the majority? yet nearly every vote in the house has been party line for quite some time. do you think they went to ribbon cuttings saying “i didn’t vote for this”? your denial is completely dumb

This all looks a lot like moving the goalposts.

[Ben_Natuf]

■■■■■■■■■ dude, you’re embarrassing yourself with this senseless denial. its not like anyone is blaming anyone here, its just politics as usual. democrats vote against republican infrastructure bills because they’re too small and then cut ribbons at new highway interchanges in their district so their constituents know what they bought home. republicans do the same except they vote against democrat bills because they’re too big. its all kabuki.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@Ben_Natuf

■■■■■■■■■ dude, you’re embarrassing yourself with this senseless denial. its not like anyone is blaming anyone here, its just politics as usual. democrats vote against republican infrastructure bills because they’re too small and then cut ribbons at new highway interchanges in their district so their constituents know what they bought home. republicans do the same except they vote against democrat bills because they’re too big. its all kabuki.

Then give an example of what you’re talking about.

You’re past the bluster point of no return.

[Ben_Natuf]

if you want to go look up every vote on infrastructure ever made, go right ahead. otherwise, i’m done with your silly ■■■■■■■■ denial of politics as usual. seriously, you’re embarrassing yourself more than usual with this one,

[Orygun]

@Ben_Natuf

you’;re so far out left you can’t see the game. every single member of congress goes home and touts all the bacon

Can you show me all the tweets where congressmen tout a portion of a bill that passed that they didn’t vote for?

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@Ben_Natuf

if you want to go look up every vote on infrastructure ever made, go right ahead.

Oh, I definitely don’t. But it’s your claim.

@Ben_Natuf

otherwise, i’m done with your silly ■■■■■■■■ denial of politics as usual. seriously, you’re embarrassing yourself more than usual with this one,

Ok. Buh-bye then, have a nice flounce.

[Ben_Natuf]

who gives a ■■■■■ tweets are not an issue, they’re just one communication medium. you guys can’r seriously be claiming democrats, as well as republicans when in the minority don’t go home and tell the people about all the goodies they bought home when they voted against the bill the goodies were in because it either “wasn’t big enough” or was “too big”. its standard procedure.

[Orygun]

Do politicians play politics? For sure.

Tweeting out how you are responsible for bringing home the bacon for a bill that you voted against? It’s dumb. Hell he might even get bullied by the hardcore Trumpians for supporting even part of a bill that they hate.

[Ben_Natuf]

he is responsible for that provision, he introduced it.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@Ben_Natuf

he is responsible for that provision, he introduced it.

…but he voted against it.

If he hasn’t already known it would pass, he voted against his constituents interest - and if he did know it would pass, he was playing obvious politics, and grandstanding.

It works for a while, sure. But everything catches up in the end.

[Ben_Natuf]

its politics as usual. your denial is senseless.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@Ben_Natuf

its politics as usual. your denial is senseless.

It isn’t, though. It’s GOP politics as usual.

[NJBob]

@Ben_Natuf

one gets passed every year

A major infrastructure bill? Really?

Let’s hear about Trump’s infrastructure bills; all four of them.

[Ben_Natuf]

no, its both parties and your denial is foolishness. i understand man, you need the gop boogeyman to justify your foolish opinions

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@Ben_Natuf

no, its both parties and your denial is foolishness. i understand man, you need the gop boogeyman to justify your foolish opinions

You are flailing.

All you have do to is give a single example to re-open debate.

Until then, this is all just theater.

[Ben_Natuf]

where was there any requirement that it be “major” for congress critters to support their pork? oh yeah, right, there isn’t.