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 For as ineffectual as McCarthy was, at least he was incapable of standing in the way of a unified... 
 @bb1a99d2 It’s the DemocratIC Party not Democrat Party. 
 @1641f881 Wow, this has to be the first time he's recused himself.

Thank you, ProPublica. Were it not for the intense scrutiny on Thomas' multitude of ethical lapses, this probably wouldn't have happened. 
 @f884fa2b We all know how well this ended for the original Caesar. 
 @f884fa2b I also rarely hear people mention this but the President of the Claremont Institute (Ryan P. Williams) is a graduate of Hillsdale College. 

Hillsdale is where the Claremont kooks were radicalized. So there's very little daylight between the two organiations. They are one and the same.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07/24/claremont-john-eastman-trump/ 
 OMG. What a horrifying thought.

Guest on Morning Joe just laid out the worst possible scenario for democracy: what if there's a 3rd party run by someone (anyone, doesn't matter who) and that 3rd party candidate actually wins a couple of states. That could be Trump, or a "No Labels" candidate, or anyone.

Then, nobody wins the Electoral College. 

When nobody wins the Electoral College, the House of Representatives decides the outcome of an election. And we all know who's in charge of the House! 
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 @fa46ee30 Yikes, she must have been high as a kite. Wonder if she was hiding a gun in her bra. 
 "Boebert Apologizes for Vaping in a Denver Theater"

Oh please. First she denied even doing it. Then she mocked the people who complained. "Apologizing" was her LAST resort after the lies and derision failed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/us/politics/boebert-vaping-apology.html