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Speaker Reed killed the House filibuster. Created the “Reed Rules”. Opposed the Spanish-American war. Politician from the state of Maine.
Old cranky Downeaster. Democracy enthusiast.
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Some GOP senators have beards, too.
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Grothman won election with a healthy 61% of the vote, so I am sure the voters in Oshkosh are enjoying the policies of the current Republican administration.
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Imagine who Kentucky will send to the Senate in his place.
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Thank god the Democrats still control the weather.
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The most dangerous lead in sports, 2-1. Looking for wolves to tie in extra time.
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Has Senator Collin’s expressed concern yet?
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If a meteor hit the White House Press Room during a press conference, outside of a small circle of friends and family, none of you would be missed. You’re just there to spread propaganda and see yourself on tv.
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Nothing stopped mattering in this country a while ago.
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Have to fast for the rest of the week.
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Wasn’t George W. Bush’s campaign manager gay?
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Kitties love cardboard.
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We are officially a banana republic.
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JFC
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Fat chance.
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I don’t remember seeing Elon Musk on the ballot.
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Thank you. I wonder if I will live long enough to see a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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I am starting to wonder when the PRC will invade.
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Definitely would be a big state. Hopefully nice and democracy friendly.
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So traditional women might be punished?
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It was just a draw.
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If he had the common sense to lead the GOP senators to convict Trump during the impeachment trial, the country could have avoided most of this.
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Rep. Luna will conduct a seance….
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Reagan learned this lesson the hard way.
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Mainers love mediocre female GOP senators who put on a fake “moderate” act.
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Are they on LinkedIn?
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Florida gets its own Isabel Peron.
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The country is being destroyed from the inside.
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Sad!
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Don’t make waves, never volunteer, pass the buck, cover your ass.
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Leopards eating peoples faces again. Film at eleven.
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Oh, we know who the bad guys are now.
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Musk and Stephen Miller yank him off the golf course, tell him what to say, and shove him in front of the cameras for a few minutes.
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It will need 2/3 of congress to pass. Fortunately the GOP doesn’t have that many votes. Unless they throw out that requirement, too.
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Can’t wait for him to be awarded a lifetime achievement Emmy for The Apprentice.
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On a president’s first day in office? Seems like a norm was broken.
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Just drive without regard for life, limb, or property.
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Boo.
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Maybe the Supreme Court will say they are okay with Trump’s executive orders. The Federalist Society will get the dictatorship it craves.
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Does this mean Bruce Jenner makes a “comeback?”
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Democrats weather control comes through again.
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Acts like he is in the English Premier League.
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Are you a clone?
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Good luck with your layoffs!
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Cherish the memories.
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As a minority owner of an NFL team, Brady can’t really say too much. Which is hilarious.
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God knows we can’t use iplayer to watch BBC television content.
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I don’t know who they are, but it seems like the Institute should be attacked by an angry mob bearing torches and pitchforks.