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Response to patphil (Original post)

TexasTowelie

(116,749 posts)
3. That will be challenging for Ron to name them all in a debate.
Wed Jun 28, 2023, 11:20 PM
Jun 2023

Recall that Rick Perry could only remember two of the three agencies that he wanted to eliminate.

Eugene

(62,646 posts)
4. Same old song they've been singing since Reagan was president.
Wed Jun 28, 2023, 11:21 PM
Jun 2023

A con should be able to rattle off "Commerce, Education and Energy" almost from muscle memory.
That's what made Rick Perry's inability to name name so laughable.

IRS and EPA have become popular targets in more recent years, but Ron is not bringing anything new to the table.

CincyDem

(6,934 posts)
5. DeSsntis' claim to fame, if you can call it that...
Wed Jun 28, 2023, 11:27 PM
Jun 2023

…is that he’s smarter than Rick Perry who claimed in a debate that he would eliminate 4 agencies…then proceeded to name three along with “…some other one I can’t remember now”.

That was priceless.

Vogon_Glory

(9,568 posts)
10. Maybe he can eliminate FEMA, too. That's
Thu Jun 29, 2023, 08:39 AM
Jun 2023

another right-wing whack-doodle fantasy.

Maybe he can get it gone before a busy hurricane season whacks his native state a time or three.

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OT I’m wondering if Democrats and progressives ought to use a new slogan: “Good government for the rest of us—not just for the billionaire class.”

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