I know this is old and hinges on your favor of trump, but I have more respect for Sen. Young after this and his breaking away from Republican shenanigans regarding this border security.

  • Flying Squid
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    3310 months ago

    Holy fuck, one of my state’s politicians is doing the bare minimum!

      • Flying Squid
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        610 months ago

        I don’t know how those two both got elected in Indiana when they’re so different despite both being Republicans. I guess Hoosiers will vote for anyone with an R next to their name. But I’m betting Braun will be our next governor, sadly. On the other hand, Trump endorsed him and we know his track record. Still…

        • RedFoxOP
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          310 months ago

          Well, they only got elected by 50.7 and 52.x percent.

        • RedFoxOP
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          210 months ago

          I guess in lieu of multiple parties, or no parties, I’ll take ones that differ from at least all extremes.

    • RedFoxOP
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      410 months ago

      This is who I was previously talking about. I didn’t realize you were local.

        • @[email protected]
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          310 months ago

          👋🏼 Previously (1991-2002) West Lafayette here.

          Moved back to my prior, more lefty Minnesota where family is, but miss some aspects of Indiana.

          • Flying Squid
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            510 months ago

            I’ve only been in that area a handful of times. I went to Wolf Park and we’ve been to Feast of the Hunter’s Moon a couple of times. That was great.

            • dream_weasel
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              310 months ago

              There’s better stuff around here, but those are kinda iconic.

              • Flying Squid
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                210 months ago

                Feast was a great time. Both times. And I can’t think of how else I’d get a good rabbit stew in Indiana.

                • @[email protected]
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                  310 months ago

                  Hey, I’m one of the Freemasons that works the rabbit stew booth at the Feast every year!

        • @0110010001100010
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          310 months ago

          Could be worse, you could be from Ohio like me.

          • Flying Squid
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            510 months ago

            It really couldn’t be. Have you been to Terre Haute? It makes Youngstown look nice.

            • dream_weasel
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              410 months ago

              How bad can it be? You have… um… the ghosts of all those death row guys and stuff.

              Yeah I see.

            • @0110010001100010
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              210 months ago

              I’ve passed by on I-70 during various road-trips but never stopped. If it makes Youngstown look nice though must be one hell of a shithole.

              • Flying Squid
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                210 months ago

                There is a reason to stop if you are of a certain political persuasion- Eugene V. Debs, who ran on the Socialist ticket in 1920 from prison and got a significant percentage of the vote (only 3%, but for a socialist in the U.S., in prison no less, that’s amazing), was from Terre Haute and there is a museum there in his former house. Bernie Sanders took a sideline from his campaign in 2016 to make a private stop to see the museum.

                • @0110010001100010
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                  210 months ago

                  Huh, I’m going to make a point to stop next time if I can and check it out. Cheers!

  • themeatbridge
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    610 months ago

    And yet he bent the knee and voted against the border deal that was going to keep Trump from campaigning on a border crisis.

    • RedFoxOP
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      110 months ago

      Where did you see that? I thought he was standing out as few republicans who were supporting a compromised border / immigration bill?

      • themeatbridge
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        110 months ago

        Check the voting record. He voted against it.

        • RedFoxOP
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          110 months ago

          Which one? Border Act of 24 was shutdown due to republican shenanigans.

  • @ilinamorato
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    19 months ago

    I have very little respect for Young, but his turning on Trump very slightly improves it.

    • RedFoxOP
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      19 months ago

      Yeah, I did one of those congressmen contact emails and conveyed support for diverging from the party.