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Bluenorthwest

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1. Along with Difi, Durbin demanded they remove LGBT protections from the immigration bill

Reply to whathehell (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 06:23 PM

Jun 2013

claiming Republicans would be bothered by it, so they should not even make Republicans defeat it.
In the Illinois Statehouse, Democrats are holding up an equality vote and some say they will vote against it because gay people don't deserve it, because of the Bible, you name it.

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Dick Durbin voted AGAINST funding food stamps & is in FAVOR of Cutting Social Security! [View all] whathehell Jun 2013 OP

Along with Difi, Durbin demanded they remove LGBT protections from the immigration bill Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #1

Why doesn't he just change parties and get it over with? whathehell Jun 2013 #2

Get real. That would never work. murielm99 Jun 2013 #3

It's called a rhetorical question -- Maybe you should learn about those. whathehell Jun 2013 #4

Oh, yes. murielm99 Jun 2013 #5

What would you do without me? whathehell Jun 2013 #6

You started it. murielm99 Jun 2013 #7

Uh, no. You did. whathehell Jun 2013 #8

Yep, like a growing list of others, they're both corporate democrats, imo. whathehell Jun 2013 #11

wtf? i know i've been a bit out of touch the last couple years/ few years orleans Jun 2013 #9

Yep...I know how you feel, whathehell Jun 2013 #10

i'm in illinois too orleans Jun 2013 #12

Downstate conservative loser. n/t Peregrine Took Jun 2013 #13