Last sentence does not follow. Trump's policies (non-tailored?) were working. If you keep out those who shouldn't be here (including having tight asylum rules) one size does fit all, as it so often does. https://t.co/YZyeYzJid6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 18, 2021
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March 18, 2021 at 01:24AM
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Coons seems like a loyal party man. Can you see him standing in the way of ending filibuster if that's what rest of party, and its leaders, want? That still leaves others … https://t.co/Cys7A5hjSR
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March 18, 2021 at 01:20AM
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If GOPS can't think of permanent longlasting 'other shoe' threats, how about reversible threats that nevertheless cut off Dem financial lifeline? Think Scott Walker & public employee unions https://t.co/PvbCAdE1EU So damaging, who cares if reversible? https://t.co/Vpj3ElH1DL
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 18, 2021
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March 18, 2021 at 01:05AM
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Refloating my pet filibuster compromise, rejected by editors from coast to coast: Laws that are "long-lasting and transformative"-or irreversible-should need 60 votes. That's environment changes, immigration, war–what else? Reversible laws would need 50 https://t.co/Vpj3ElH1DL
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 18, 2021
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March 18, 2021 at 12:47AM
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Suggested hed: "Goodnight, Irenic" https://t.co/OyJJy3HgaX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 18, 2021
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March 17, 2021 at 08:34PM
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One thing to build on Trump's efforts [on vax] and give no credit –"it’s even worse to overturn a predecessor’s success [on border] and then falsely hold him responsible for the failure." https://t.co/OyJJy3HgaX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 18, 2021
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March 17, 2021 at 08:08PM
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Actually, today is another good day to call. Votes scheduled for Thursday at last report…. https://t.co/pSB0mWJT0N
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 17, 2021
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March 17, 2021 at 09:50AM
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REMINDER: BORDER CRISIS IS NOT A SURPRISE — Here's an item from October predicting it without even much ass-covering (based on similar predictions from @BensmanTodd) https://t.co/vhUBVhA2Dp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 17, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 10:39PM
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Do you think Dems face a significant "backlash in 2022" if Congress doesn't pass a farmworker amnesty or a DACA (subset of DREAMers) amnesty? Seems ludicrous. Vastly overshadowed by COVID and COVID relief bill, for one thing. … https://t.co/6vR1592IIs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 17, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 10:27PM
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I mean, all the GOPs have to do is call the Dems "socialist." That always works. Those Trumpy issues like immigration, trade, foreign wars–just very complicated. Donors get skeezy. Take them off the table. https://t.co/6pDIBqAvt5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 17, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 10:22PM
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Right, makes sense, because if Scott and GOP raise a lot of money they can give it to Karl Rove to use to win all those races, just like he did in Georgia … Don't really need the immigration issue! No sirree! https://t.co/KBvawve2iM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 17, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 10:11PM
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.@RoKhanna's district seems an ideal place for a *massive* facility to house detained migrant children humanely … https://t.co/6vR1592IIs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 17, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 09:11PM
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Someone tell @SenRickScott about the "don't pass anything" part. He's pushing an amnesty bill (while he chairs the NRSC, tasked with retaking the Senate for the Republicans) … https://t.co/oWnbUZJWB3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 17, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 09:00PM
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"The Biden administration continues to treat the crisis as a capacity shortage that can be managed by opening additional shelters…"
The Biden policy: 'With enough tents and hearing officers, we could move half of Central America up here!' https://t.co/6vR1592IIs
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 17, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 08:43PM
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CORRECTION: I should not have called Sen. Scott's DACA Amnesty push "ill-timed." I should have said "monumentally ill-timed." https://t.co/2hkW9npaPr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 07:56PM
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Scott is actually trying to drum up support for his ill-timed amnesty bill. https://t.co/OA0rWU8Hwb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 05:34PM
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.@NPR just now: "Murkowski stands by her decision to uphold the Constitution." They have forgotten hw to do this journalism thing.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 05:09PM
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Is it too early to call on Biden to fire @AliMayorkas? Let me know when! The mere act of sacking him would send a message to Central America that Biden is no longer pursuing a lax policy, which would help quell the crisis in itself .. https://t.co/Juyf40wYDC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 04:46PM
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Today would be the day to call … https://t.co/qDMfYXoWty
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 04:36PM
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I'm tweeting mainly about 2 big issues: 1) Biden's new dole 2) Biden's loose immigration policy. They are related! Best way to help poor Americans isn't neo-welfare but a tight labor market & high wages–something control of immigration can help produce. https://t.co/9VqSTH85aW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 09:49AM
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"supporters of this new federal welfare program seem to hold a naive view of many low-income…households. Unfortunately, too many of these homes are plagued [by] challenges of substance abuse, poor school performance, criminal justice involvement, absent parents, poor parenting" https://t.co/QlLsP3cFQH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 08:36AM
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Emails from Josh Hawley: “Liberals coming after me” … “Did you see me on Tucker?” … Have some self-esteem, man.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 05:22AM
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Scott wins the Oscar for Bad Timing.
Nobody with this tin an ear should be head of the NRSC. … https://t.co/SiOvwj8bKW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 04:16AM
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"Progressives Denounce Proposed Curb on Teenage Migration." Priority #1 is getting as many migrants into US as fast as possible. Stopping overcrowding, 'kids in cages' — that's further down the list. https://t.co/ItzxQJVQjA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 04:12AM
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Without flow of cheap immigrant labor, construction industry finally innovates (with labor-saving 3-D houses). Not sure it would be bad if there were a long transition in which they *didn't* cut man-hour needs and had to pay higher wages. https://t.co/wYzQLoXyXI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 16, 2021
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March 16, 2021 at 03:57AM
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