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AllyCat

(16,189 posts)
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 11:36 PM Jan 2019

I finally figured out what the R after some elected officials names means!

Russian! Ron Johnson (Russian-WI), Lindsey Graham (Russian-SC), Ted Cruz (Russian-TX) etc. After the roll call vote on sanctions against a Russian oligarch, it all makes sense.

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I finally figured out what the R after some elected officials names means! (Original Post) AllyCat Jan 2019 OP
Okay you Twitter people... MontanaMama Jan 2019 #1
Well, Republikan's and Russians do love walls. dubyadiprecession Jan 2019 #2
And the Atlantic Wall for Hitler. AllyCat Jan 2019 #6
Excellent! MLAA Jan 2019 #3
"My Country, tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty" ... czarjak Jan 2019 #4
Oh-I thought it stood for Rat-Fucker! Pepsidog Jan 2019 #5
all Russiapublicans are regressive Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #7
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