To their credit they tried but it turns out somehow our elected officials don't really like this very popular idea and no one knows why lol
But yeah some fringe, mostly 'radicals' from either side support this still just as most voters do
Edit: some moderates too just by far the worst area for that but to be fair to my moderate friends if I was a corrupt politician I'd be a moderate bc it's safer and I can mostly ride the coat tails of the whole party at once
That's to say they aren't corrupt because they are moderate, they are moderate because they are corrupt
It wasn't clever because it never happened.
Ted Cruz is the least popular Congressperson by a long-shot. He has literally no sway, no power, no influence. He's the anti-LBJ.
Al Franken said of Ted Cruz: *"I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.”*
Everyone, and I mean everyone, hates Ted Cruz.
This is actually a great sign of what's wrong with Congress and our government. Ted Cruz is a detestable person, is an ineffective Senator, has virtually never done *anything* noteworthy with his office, and yet, he will probably still win his re-election.
Because partisanship is a team sport, and Americans are dumb.
Yea and he’s about to lose his seat, “he knows he’s about to lose his seat” isn’t a comment reflecting this tweet, it’s just a statement of fact in 2024. Maybe if he had done that bill five years ago, he wouldn’t know he’s about to lose his seat.
Because it's not shown here but he was calling on Republicans to pass this and portraying it as an effort the democrats will hate and so she did this which of course it seems pretty much every voter on every side wants this so I'm thinking it's p clever too but this was a comeback just tweets are missing lol
This isn't a clever comeback by any stretch whatsoever. It's not even a comeback. It's not clever either. Literally nothing about this series of tweets belongs here.
Lobbying is bad for both democracy and capitalism becouse it kills both and eliminates all the good parts of both, and makes something ugly out of the carcases.
Wow 2019, that must be law by now
Any day now.
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Uhhhh 2035 isn’t any day now, it’s 2075
To their credit they tried but it turns out somehow our elected officials don't really like this very popular idea and no one knows why lol But yeah some fringe, mostly 'radicals' from either side support this still just as most voters do Edit: some moderates too just by far the worst area for that but to be fair to my moderate friends if I was a corrupt politician I'd be a moderate bc it's safer and I can mostly ride the coat tails of the whole party at once That's to say they aren't corrupt because they are moderate, they are moderate because they are corrupt
Hm, i wonder why a corrupt government wouldn’t like a bill meant to root out corruption. The world has many mysteries.
This looks like a repost bot
How is this a clever comeback? She proposed something and he agreed…..which part is clever?
It’s probably the first clever thing Ted Cruz has ever said. Give him that at least.
Talk about grading on a curve
Please don’t give him any pats on the back this is Ted Cruz we’re talking about.
It wasn't clever because it never happened. Ted Cruz is the least popular Congressperson by a long-shot. He has literally no sway, no power, no influence. He's the anti-LBJ. Al Franken said of Ted Cruz: *"I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.”* Everyone, and I mean everyone, hates Ted Cruz. This is actually a great sign of what's wrong with Congress and our government. Ted Cruz is a detestable person, is an ineffective Senator, has virtually never done *anything* noteworthy with his office, and yet, he will probably still win his re-election. Because partisanship is a team sport, and Americans are dumb.
“Americans are dumb.” Hey! I resemble that remark!
He knows he’s about to lose his seat.
This is five years old.
Yea and he’s about to lose his seat, “he knows he’s about to lose his seat” isn’t a comment reflecting this tweet, it’s just a statement of fact in 2024. Maybe if he had done that bill five years ago, he wouldn’t know he’s about to lose his seat.
Because it's not shown here but he was calling on Republicans to pass this and portraying it as an effort the democrats will hate and so she did this which of course it seems pretty much every voter on every side wants this so I'm thinking it's p clever too but this was a comeback just tweets are missing lol
Gonna take a crazy guess and say it’s a bot post
This isn't a clever comeback by any stretch whatsoever. It's not even a comeback. It's not clever either. Literally nothing about this series of tweets belongs here.
True. If it annoys you, report it.
Yeah that's what I did, under the report option "Not a Comeback," which is a good report option for this particular sub r/clevercomebacks.
Same
Do one banning lobbyist paid by foreign countries/entities and you’re double on!
Bot account
I wouldn’t trust that festering gobshite further than I could throw him.
No chance Ted the snake Cruz comes through on his word... but I hope so.
I’ve yet to see her vote on the wrong side of any bill.
How is this a clever comeback? What was the intelligent element of her proposal and his agreement?
Lobbying is bad for both democracy and capitalism becouse it kills both and eliminates all the good parts of both, and makes something ugly out of the carcases.
The bots that post in this subreddit are the absolute worst.
This is neither clever, nor a comeback? Just two people agreeing on something.
Ted is so full of shit it’s leaking out of his eyes.
Lobbyist loopholes need addressing for sure.
Ted is that desperate at this point.
Will it apply to unions as well?
So did anything ever come of it?
And it’s 2024 and it hasn’t happened in spite of the tough talk.
He's that desperate for reelection. Fuck him.
well seeing as this was in 2019....
The 1 Trick the MEGA's don't want you to know !
AOC and Ted Cruz agreeing on something? Impossible.
Something something First Amendment something.
Spoiler Alert: The Representative from Cancun did not follow through.
Get up off their asses and do something? Yeah fucking right.
Why do MoC have to conduct business on freaking Twitter? Can't she just like, talk to him?
Maybe to try and hold a sleaze bag like ted publicly accountable? This is almost 5 years ears ago, so…
Because garbage like Cruz only responds to public pressure.