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0 “The finest chroniclers of Washington — Marjorie Williams led the pack, by 10 miles …” https://t.co/UfWdDagURk
"The finest chroniclers of Washington — Marjorie Williams led the pack, by 10 miles …" https://t.co/UfWdDagURk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 17, 2020
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0 Dissenting view: Even *this* clip reinforces my impression that Petrified Zombie Biden (as featured here) is far more appealing than middle-aged Full Strength Boastful Biden. This Biden has seen it all! Has some wisdom … https://t.co/pYGcHyXNCF
Dissenting view: Even *this* clip reinforces my impression that Petrified Zombie Biden (as featured here) is far more appealing than middle-aged Full Strength Boastful Biden. This Biden has seen it all! Has some wisdom … https://t.co/pYGcHyXNCF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 17, 2020
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0 Thread! https://t.co/UrZYbRF1qE
Thread! https://t.co/UrZYbRF1qE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 17, 2020
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1 If I were a Biden partisan I’d definitely be a “bed-wetter” … https://t.co/pvf35Rke3n
If I were a Biden partisan I'd definitely be a "bed-wetter" … https://t.co/pvf35Rke3n
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 16, 2020
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0 “Hawkishness on the border is not, contrary to the conventional wisdom, a showstopper” with Latino voters. https://t.co/gKD1xtb2mS That means a left-right populism with strong immigration control is a livelier possibility than many think, no?
"Hawkishness on the border is not, contrary to the conventional wisdom, a showstopper" with Latino voters. https://t.co/gKD1xtb2mS That means a left-right populism with strong immigration control is a livelier possibility than many think, no?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 16, 2020
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0 Trump does say “You’re going to be very happy” to a questioner who asks for amnesty for Dreamers. Trump uses term “DACA” (“because I happen to agree with you.”) Could mean a lot of things … https://t.co/YfBdclX64G
Trump does say "You're going to be very happy" to a questioner who asks for amnesty for Dreamers. Trump uses term "DACA" ("because I happen to agree with you.") Could mean a lot of things … https://t.co/YfBdclX64G
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 16, 2020
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0 Poverty rate & child poverty rate fell significantly in 2019-from 16.2% to 14.4% for children. Trump’s claim that things were going great until pandemic hit borne out by the stats https://t.co/oSUyfJXyMJ (Leaves open question of whether he’s in part responsible for the pandemic)
Poverty rate & child poverty rate fell significantly in 2019-from 16.2% to 14.4% for children. Trump's claim that things were going great until pandemic hit borne out by the stats https://t.co/oSUyfJXyMJ (Leaves open question of whether he's in part responsible for the pandemic)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 16, 2020
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0 I think @robertwrighter predicted this — Dem incumbents kind of want to be reelected — on our last bloggingheads, and I dismissed it. Looks like he was right. https://t.co/dEmQV4pQyZ
I think @robertwrighter predicted this — Dem incumbents kind of want to be reelected — on our last bloggingheads, and I dismissed it. Looks like he was right. https://t.co/dEmQV4pQyZ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 15, 2020
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0 LABORERs’ UNION: “During the current COVID and economic crisis, pushing for more H-2B guest worker visas at a time when there is record unemployment in the U.S., with some states’ unemployment rates as high as 15 percent or more, is absurd.” https://t.co/de2iasMM6l
LABORERs' UNION: “During the current COVID and economic crisis, pushing for more H-2B guest worker visas at a time when there is record unemployment in the U.S., with some states’ unemployment rates as high as 15 percent or more, is absurd." https://t.co/de2iasMM6l
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 15, 2020
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0 Not quite Overism, but close! I remember my friend @MrWalterShapiro’s assessment that NJ Gov. Corzine was virtually a lock to defeat Chris Christie … https://t.co/0RS9nBcSLD
Not quite Overism, but close! I remember my friend @MrWalterShapiro's assessment that NJ Gov. Corzine was virtually a lock to defeat Chris Christie … https://t.co/0RS9nBcSLD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 15, 2020
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0 It’s the Harris Administration, with a special appearance by Joe Biden https://t.co/R84OCGEY0X
It's the Harris Administration, with a special appearance by Joe Biden https://t.co/R84OCGEY0X
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 15, 2020
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0 Seems like a huge failure by Trump campaign … https://t.co/7X79WxnG8z
Seems like a huge failure by Trump campaign … https://t.co/7X79WxnG8z
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 15, 2020
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0 If we’re going to start Chalabi-shaming I have some other names for you … https://t.co/6X7QkCLFQN
If we're going to start Chalabi-shaming I have some other names for you … https://t.co/6X7QkCLFQN
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 15, 2020
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0 A friend once greeted me with “Hey. I was editing your Wikipedia page last night.” Terrifying. https://t.co/x8vph7cI60
A friend once greeted me with "Hey. I was editing your Wikipedia page last night." Terrifying. https://t.co/x8vph7cI60
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 15, 2020
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0 I can’t tell if this outfit is offering to relocate your visa-challenged H-1B workers to Canada or substitute their Canadian workers for the ones you have. Probably both https://t.co/VO2W59Gioc Would seem to indicate that Trump restrictions are not toothless, no?
I can't tell if this outfit is offering to relocate your visa-challenged H-1B workers to Canada or substitute their Canadian workers for the ones you have. Probably both https://t.co/VO2W59Gioc Would seem to indicate that Trump restrictions are not toothless, no?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 14, 2020
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0 For some reason @shadihamid seems to have deleted his tweet. His Atlantic article is still up — it’s here: https://t.co/K1ZKw7cYQ3 https://t.co/PZPo8GBxAZ
For some reason @shadihamid seems to have deleted his tweet. His Atlantic article is still up — it's here: https://t.co/K1ZKw7cYQ3 https://t.co/PZPo8GBxAZ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 14, 2020
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0 And here I thought he only knew one big thing https://t.co/u1rwyCoI3K
And here I thought he only knew one big thing https://t.co/u1rwyCoI3K
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 14, 2020
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0 Kausfiles last December https://t.co/w3Tvq1mcGd Atlantic today! https://t.co/kX4uAPlxiS
Kausfiles last December https://t.co/w3Tvq1mcGd
Atlantic today! https://t.co/kX4uAPlxiS— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 14, 2020
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0 It’s worse for government — for one thing there’s the Davis-Bacon Act (requires paying a bureaucratically determined ‘prevailing wage’) … https://t.co/7pyZUHlQ9e
It's worse for government — for one thing there's the Davis-Bacon Act (requires paying a bureaucratically determined 'prevailing wage') … https://t.co/7pyZUHlQ9e
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 13, 2020
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0 May I interest you in a subscription to the Parrot Room? Only $5. https://t.co/o32WFSZy8t Target-rich environment for you. https://t.co/NSFoeAMADI
May I interest you in a subscription to the Parrot Room? Only $5. https://t.co/o32WFSZy8t Target-rich environment for you. https://t.co/NSFoeAMADI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 13, 2020
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0 Seems a legitimate issue when electing someone to 4-year term. Biden himself says it’s legitimate issue (https://t.co/cpU6IUwYlx). Reporters (and photographers) who cover him day after day are in good position to observe up close and report to us. https://t.co/CdGArEIPZB
Seems a legitimate issue when electing someone to 4-year term. Biden himself says it's legitimate issue (https://t.co/cpU6IUwYlx). Reporters (and photographers) who cover him day after day are in good position to observe up close and report to us. https://t.co/CdGArEIPZB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 13, 2020
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0 Easiest to parry? Ask Dick Gephardt! Dukakis’ flip-flop attack ads beat him on Super Tuesday in 1988 https://t.co/nN9MPhEhDF https://t.co/4thwyOuqTD
Easiest to parry? Ask Dick Gephardt! Dukakis' flip-flop attack ads beat him on Super Tuesday in 1988 https://t.co/nN9MPhEhDF https://t.co/4thwyOuqTD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 13, 2020
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0 Does he have ‘good days’ and ‘bad days’? https://t.co/pZ3xKsSBwh
Does he have 'good days' and 'bad days'? https://t.co/pZ3xKsSBwh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 13, 2020
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0 This seems an odd tweet from North Carolina’s Democratic AG: 1) Admits that ballots sent in later, nearer deadline, might not be counted (confirming Trump’s misgivings about mail voting) 2) Why is it his business if voters waste their time (as long at they don’t vote twice)? https://t.co/MkYncpYCva
This seems an odd tweet from North Carolina's Democratic AG: 1) Admits that ballots sent in later, nearer deadline, might not be counted (confirming Trump's misgivings about mail voting) 2) Why is it his business if voters waste their time (as long at they don't vote twice)? https://t.co/MkYncpYCva
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 13, 2020
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