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tetedur

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2. The problem is obvious. The governors of those states are Democrats.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 05:37 AM

Dec 25

The state must be punished. Republican presidents don't respond to disasters in states run by Democrats. Bush had to be shamed into getting into gear when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. We had a Democratic governor at the time.

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The problem is obvious. The governors of those states are Democrats. tetedur Dec 25 #2

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He seems to have a pattern of doing that BumRushDaShow Dec 26 #38