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George in Atlanta's avatar

I agree, let's not pretend. Let's not pretend it MATTERS whether Dems are falling for Trump's distractions. The only thing that matters is if his base is distracted. Given they have the minds of flatworms, I think the answer will ultimately be yes. The only thing the Dems are concerned about is how very scary and dangerous the base is.

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Marie's avatar

Have you ever danced in a ballroom? I danced once in texas in a big room. Somebody was drunk as doo doo and I was told he gaitered. Hmmmm. Half the room was filled with billionaires, the other half were moochers. I don’t live in texas anymore. I’m not sure why people do. Pretty soon TX GOP will be ruling a lot of dead people - measles, climate change disasters, fake FEMA, no migrant workers, a criminal attorney general whose wife doesn’t even trust him, a governor who stands up for no one, a state that mooches off of the federal government for money - in other words it can’t pay for itself, shoot first ask questions later, already a white minority and the worst sin of all, beef bbq, yuk. Give me a pig any day of the week and my sauce better be tangy. Who the hell but a dumbass puts sugar in bbq sauce?

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Mary Roeser's avatar

Sugar cuts the acidity of the tomatoes. I use it regularly in spaghetti sauce. Not much, just a teaspoon or two. I have never made my own BBQ sauce, so I cannot speak to that, but I suppose it's for the same reason.

That said, I don't know why anyone would want to live in Abbottstan, either. The GQP/MAGAT cult seems hell-bent on turning it into a third-world country. I haven't the slightest idea what their motivation for that is, and thinking about it gives me migraines. So I don't.

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Barbara Perra's avatar

We need mass demonstrations and to shut down the Country for a day - or a week!

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Barbara Perra's avatar

Not only pay more taxes, but incredible increases in health premiums for those with ACA.

What in the world will happen with the soccer championship and Olympics scheduled in the coming months and the requirement to pay to get into the country?

I think moving Maxwell is just as bad as pardoning her

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Barbara Perra's avatar

The Commissioner did not put the economic numbers together, she just presented what a larger panel of economists calculated

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George in Atlanta's avatar

It was symbolic. Pour encourager les autres. Everyone will get in line now and the White House will assign a commissar to oversee any future releases. This is a huge business opportunity for labor economists to set up a private, and more trustworthy, data bureau. Business will pay bigly for accurate information.

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