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PDittie

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August 31, 2018

Why is this being negotiated?

Is someone or something bothering you?

August 30, 2018

You forgot the F

You're not really a newbie around here, are you?

August 30, 2018

He will if the centrists will swallow hard and get on board

He might, anyway.

https://www.juancole.com/2018/08/reasons-progressive-defeat.html

It will be very close; there will be efforts by the FL GOP to suppress and disenfranchise voters. DeSantis donning his cone hat and burning his cross early has defined the contest.

And given that nearly half the state is neither white Protestant nor non-Hispanic Catholic, and given the big white progressive vote in Miami-Dade and other urban areas, playing the race card there could backfire big time.
August 30, 2018

Considerably less than

what you think.

August 28, 2018

Agreed.

Fuck Kristol

August 25, 2018

"Incel" malignancy

August 25, 2018

That's what Texas is doing now.

They're in rural parts of the state ... and the Republicans -- who cut their budget -- are the ones bitching.

https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/2018/08/23/dps-recommends-closing-baird-ballinger-snyder-sweetwater-big-country-driver-license-offices/1072594002/

"I do not support the closing of these DPS offices," (Lt. Gov. Dan) Patrick said in a written statement. "I believe the Senators on the Sunset Committee will also make their voice clear on this next week."

August 25, 2018

Trump tripped up by his own Pecker

http://bradblog.com/?p=12691

Literally (Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal payments by Michael Cohen) as well as figuratively.

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