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Retired newspaper publisher. Never Trump before it was cool. Best-in-class parallel parker. Cyclist who brings his bikes into the house just to admire them.

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Joined November 2008
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John McCain told me in 2007 that Lindsay Graham was “the smartest Senator in Washington”. Sadly, he was not the most courageous. That title belonged to McCain and whoever was second was in the distance.
It took 10 years, but Lindsey Graham’s GOP prophecy has finally come true. I just can’t believe it took this long.
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That would only work if they were built like, well, trucks.
Replying to @MysterySolvents
Turn them into portable dumpsters 😆
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I didn’t think the Four Seasons Landscaping episode would ever be beat, that it was a standalone. If this is true, I was wrong. The woman referenced in this tweet is Black, which genuinely has me wondering if someone in this administration actually offered her as a candidate.
Apparently there’s a lady named Dana White who is an DoD public affairs assistant and I guarantee you someone recommended her to Trump and he thought they meant UFC Dana White and nobody is allowed to correct him lol
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To clarify for the crazy uncle, the Concorde had a horrific crash in Paris. Subsequently the remaining 13 or so remaining planes were grounded and never flew again. It’s an open question whether he ever flew on it, let alone “often”. The speed was never “cut”.
Trump: "We used to fly on that beautiful Concorde, one of the most beautiful pieces of art I've ever seen. I flew on it often and then one day, they cut the speed in about 1/3. I said, 'What happened?' So it's one of the few industries that have gone backward, but no more."
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Let me get this straight. The race is tight, no winner has been named, and she wants a recount? What if she wins? Think she will still want a recount? Maybe a tad premature? My goodness, these people take stupid to a whole new level.
As I mentioned earlier, Virginia Foxx has already called for a recount. But she can’t actually file for it until after the official canvass on November 13th. She’s trailing by 99 votes as of this morning, and there’s still a couple thousand provisional ballots under review. When the recount begins, I'm hoping we can find at least 11,780 votes…
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Right. So he casually explains he is sharing “classified information”. Seriously? In that case he had best lawyer up. However, it is far more likely he is, as usual, lying.
Wow. Senator John Kennedy. How is this not everywhere. Seriously. This is insane. Listen to what he’s actually saying.
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Gov DeSantis called the midterms a “rejection of Republicans in Washington”. He was so close.
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If new Democrat controlled states (MI, PA, NV & WI) and maybe AZ join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact we can significantly change the Electoral Vote system. By all that is holy, make this happen, Democrats. It’s long past time to elect the President by popular vote.
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Yeah, sort of like a physician being the deciding vote confirming RFK as head of HHS. That’s done wonders for the “find another protein” party.
Cassidy: To say Paxton was flawed is an incredible understatement. I have no doubt that that just kind of spread all over the Republican brand in Texas. If this is what's coming out of a Republican closed primary, a fellow that had all of his ethical complaints, cheating on his wife, all these sorts of things, there's no way that does not hurt the Republican brand.
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Sure, he captained three teams in HS, gave the valedictory address at UMichigan, has a medical degree from Columbia and was a Rhodes Scholar. Classic inferiority complex history.
Bongino: El-Sayed comes off as a clown. Like one of these guys with an inferiority complex who needs to do this constant puffing all the time. It’s embarrassing.
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“Before I get started let me be clear about something…”
The party that elevates Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17 yr old killer, & tears down Gus Walz, a 17 yr old with special needs who loves his dad, is a party that needs to be lit on fire & thrown in the dumpster & plunged into the deepest depths of the ocean never to be seen again.
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What the Senator fails to note is that, as is her wont, she voted against Trump only when a careful calculus showed her opposition was irrelevant to the total.
Sen. Susan Collins on why she lost: “I was caught up in the Trump tsunami that swept away many incumbent Republican senators who have served their states well for many years and really care about our country.” “Everybody ignores the fact that I voted to convict him in the second impeachment trial. What bigger break could there be? It is never enough. I want results and they want angry rhetoric.” Collins told The New York Times.
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Senator, during the six years of Trump your support of him ignored every single one of these precepts you claim to hold dear.
Last night, Republicans lost the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate, and my home state of Texas, a conservative cornerstone for more than three decades, because our party forgot the basic rules of coalition politics:   1. Add, don’t subtract 2. Be likeable 3. Do what you promised 4. Character & integrity still matter   Time to turn the page and rebuild. Read my full thoughts in the @WSJ: wsj.com/opinion/republicans-…
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Since he makes reference to Guam’s “state senate”, probably not.
Do you think, if we gave him a big, beautiful globe with American-flag blue seas drawn on it, he could find the ocean that has Guam in it?
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Presumably to call out the lying Democrats. “See? It isn’t on fire.”
Sarah Huckabee Sanders holding an Election Day press conference in front of a fucking dumpster. You cannot make this shit up. 🤣
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Every so often a Republican speaks their own truth and it is both terrifying and a rare moment of honesty.
The stench of Republican panic in TX.
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So on average 9 people die weekly from accidental death. Apparently 1/3 of those perish in the Reflecting Pool.
Gosh, you’d think three people drowning in the reflecting pool a week would be a much bigger story. 🙄 I’m so sick of having the dumbest motherfucker on the planet for a president.
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From personal experience right out of college I can comfortably attest the EXACT OPPOSITE is true. This is ignorance personified. Great election eve statement, Senator.
Ohio Republican Jon Husted: People living in poverty are just not very... um... experienced at navigating the real world
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They may wait until after Mexico pays for the border wall but sure, this will happen. He’s done so much to solidify the relationship with Canada that it’s a sure thing. The Art of the Deal, right?
🚨 BOOM! President Trump just announced a MASSIVE deal with Canada to bring back the Keystone Pipeline! They build it, they pay for ALL of it, and we give them the route. Biden killed Keystone on Day 1, but Trump is bringing it back and putting America FIRST. Total masterclass! 🇺🇸🔥
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If anyone out there has a child who left home for school and returned at the end of the school day different gender I want to hear from you. I’ll wait.
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