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Laura Ingraham Tells GOP Senator ‘You Guys Got Played’ on Infrastructure Bill
New York Post ^ | August 3, 2021 | Samuel Chamberlain

Posted on 08/03/2021 12:30:59 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Fox News host Laura Ingraham and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) traded verbal blows on Ingraham’s prime-time program Monday night over the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package currently being debated in the Senate.

After “The Ingraham Angle” host echoed small-government Republican complaints that the bill is a “Trojan horse” for massive Democratic Party spending projects, she asked Cassidy — one of the lead negotiators of the package — if he had read the 2,702-page bill.

“My staff and I have read it totally,” Cassidy responded before adding: “And defending it, my gosh, why wouldn’t you want this, as one of my colleagues said?

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gop; lauraingraham; pelosi
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What good is having a GOP, according to what Cassidy portrays? The only thing the GOP can do is give Pelosi what she wants and hope for mercy? Why bother?

Is anyone better at graphics than me and can make a picture of Pelosi with a chihuahua on her lap, and Cassidy's face on the chihuahua?

1 posted on 08/03/2021 12:30:59 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Played? The played along.


2 posted on 08/03/2021 12:32:01 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nickcarraway

Cassidy really believes that giving Pelosi this bill, and, a reconcilliation bill, she won’t go for more?

he’s dreaming or he’s drinking purple dank

We know what happpens to money the Dems vote to spend - it disappears.

I want a Trump-style audit of every project proposed - Trump cost versus Dem cost - and the Reps are 2 weeks behind in providing that to us


3 posted on 08/03/2021 12:45:07 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: nickcarraway

I read the article in the Post. That was the closest I’ve paid attention to Laura Ingraham since the week after the election.


4 posted on 08/03/2021 12:49:50 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: blueplum

I don’t think he believes it. His explanation made no sense. And the “bad guys” are the people who voted against this according to him. I think he was foolish to go on this show. Some Louisiana voters might see this and realize he doesn’t represent them?


5 posted on 08/03/2021 12:50:59 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: blueplum

What audits? Since the 2000s, I only remember ever-increasing budgets. It’s pretty sad, but at this point Bill Clinton is a model of fiscal responsibility. He probably doesn’t want to take credit for it.


6 posted on 08/03/2021 12:53:13 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I haven’t paid attention to her since she use to be a conservative. That was over ten years ago.


7 posted on 08/03/2021 12:54:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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well, I’m thinking, that since lobbyists likely wrote most of the bill, that’s a clue who the money is going to go to.

For instance -broadband access in remote areas $65 Billion - where’s the breakdown to get to 65? that’s 2 players maybe a smaller regional? Cost per customer? Are they getting 65B because they’ll lose money? If they aren’t going to lose money, why isn’t it a loan? And how does broadband compare to sat? (Musks’s Skylink). Is this redundant? How does that mesh with the eco-drive to force more people into urbanization?

And right on down the line. Oh, we’re spending 1.1T don’t worry - doesn’t cut it. Americans want to know where every red cent is going, to whom, and why.


8 posted on 08/03/2021 1:10:50 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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I’m sure less than 10% goes to worthwhile infrastructure needs. But don’t worry, some people will be getting rich off all this.


9 posted on 08/03/2021 1:15:48 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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AS USUAL.

GOP ARE IN ON THE BIG GRIFT AND SOCIALISM.


10 posted on 08/03/2021 1:21:18 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: nickcarraway

As Rand Paul says: “Where’s the bipartisan deal to cut spending?”


11 posted on 08/03/2021 1:35:50 AM PDT by RandFan
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And there are still republicans that think these clowns are going to take back the house! You have got to be kidding me. We will never see another republican majority. The GOP is history.
12 posted on 08/03/2021 2:02:24 AM PDT by precisionshootist
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To: Gene Eric

Yep. Nice of them to out themselves. Vote the bums out.


13 posted on 08/03/2021 2:02:57 AM PDT by WWG1WWA (Beware the fury of a patient man. - John Dryden )
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pubs didn't get played....they got exactly what they wanted....

we need to stop thinking that the pubs work for we the people......they do not....

14 posted on 08/03/2021 2:07:33 AM PDT by cherry
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Yup. We have two Democrat parties.

The people getting played are us.


15 posted on 08/03/2021 2:34:59 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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he’ll feign shock and dismay and be saddened by the dems underhandedness...

all while preparing to receive kickbacks from various programs within the bill


16 posted on 08/03/2021 3:13:55 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style )
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To: nickcarraway

Ingraham is oh so sharp - can’t get a thing past her that’s for sure /s/.

Fox dummy was talking to a Democrat/communist double agent and lectured him about getting played while HE was laughing inside at her.

Having the skunk on was her getting played by him.

Faux news - not your friend for a very long time.


17 posted on 08/03/2021 3:30:00 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
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To: blueplum

The way I see it, no sense in worry or demand for accountability. The government is totally out of control and nno amount of engagement with it changes the situation. They are the Masters of the Universe and can do no wrong.

It’s going to get worse. Much worse.

Hard to ignore them, because the government causes so darn much damage, but worry is what they WANT you to do, then turn to them for the cure.


18 posted on 08/03/2021 3:39:33 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: nickcarraway

Saw the interview.
Cassidy was an ass.
Wouldn’t shut up. Yelled.

Loser.

Got played.


19 posted on 08/03/2021 3:42:26 AM PDT by Ken Regis
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No, we got played.

The RINOs knew what they were doing.

20 posted on 08/03/2021 3:46:02 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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