New Parrot Room: “The Parrot Could Use More Bandwidth” https://t.co/5emWPysvIW

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 16, 2023

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September 16, 2023 at 01:25AM
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A lot of projection in Romney’s complaints. (Didn’t he briefly try sucking up to Trump too? I remember a dinner … and now he can’t sit next to JD Vance?) https://t.co/FbgiASI161

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 02:20PM
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Do the Proud Boys even have a position on Kamala Harris? https://t.co/1snXP4qGW4

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 02:16PM
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In other words, did a) the poor actually get all that No-Work Child Tax Credit Money or did b) the Census models just predict they would? The MSM assumes (a) –eg. https://t.co/OPEilyI4jo — but what if it was (b)? Alas, Dayen cites a disappeared @MattBruenig tweet. https://t.co/mMetuOwnEV

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 02:45AM
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Most important sentence in @ddayen’s piece on poverty numbers: “In addition, some argue that the Census Bureau overstated the drop in poverty in 2021 because it assumed a greater level of take-up of the enhanced Child Tax Credit than actually occurred.” https://t.co/rfvRGUsaBM

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 02:37AM
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I don’t think a massively porous border even mobilizes the Dem base. Voters (including Hispanic voters) have never cared about it as much as the activists. Biden’s behavior seems politically inexplicable if we’re talking 2024 …. https://t.co/3NjAbe3ABQ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 02:22AM
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Not buying Biden-achieved-more-than-Obama hype. Obamacare seems a less big deal now than in 2010–but I suspect Biden’s EV subsidies (for transition that was happening) will also seem less of a big deal in 12 years. Plus BHO climbed out of big recession https://t.co/DuSKqfkZvr

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Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 02:13AM
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Maybe, but he should know the difference between 150,000 and 3 million. https://t.co/BeYSSZHnlK

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 01:55AM
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In other words. the picture you get is that Biden is just not in control of his own government on the immigration issue (in a way he would never not be in control on, say, Ukraine). …. 3/

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 01:51AM
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Is that because a) Biden didn’t grapple with the issue or b) Foer ignored it? Don’t know. Maybe there’s another immigration chapter (doubt it.) Suspect answer is (a)–Biden’s kept busy on trivial refugee issue while asylum abuse blows hole in border. Supports ‘clueless’ thesis 2/

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 01:49AM
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Foer’s immigration chapter is revealing 1) Biden himself wanted kids not to be turned away; 2) WH knew this would produce a surge of kids but fumbled the response; 3) Biden fixates on refugees but seems to ignore the main problem, which is millions of bogus asylum seekers 1/ https://t.co/v2XLviL7tx

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Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 01:44AM
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Good short outline of what the auto negotiations are about, even if you disagree with Kuttner’s solution https://t.co/qMjIa2LMNW

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 01:08AM
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Biden didn’t do too much on a small mandate. But he tried to do too much. “It is the impression of zeal, of pounding away at an ideological programme, that unnerves voters, unless they have sanctioned it in advance.” What if all of BBB had passed? https://t.co/FYP3TdCnbX

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 12:49AM
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It does seem much easier for Dems to deal with Biden’s age issue by switching out the VP than by having Biden drop out. Harder to find a Dem with enough national appeal to beat Trump than it is to find a Dem reassuring enough to serve as a credible backup. https://t.co/3IHlv7FMpJ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023 at 12:28AM
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A Romney losing in Utah? What Mitt is trying to avoid (I’m speculating here) is acknowledging that his vote on the first impeachment was a) stupid –especially in light of subequent Hunter developments and b) extremely damaging among GOPs. An unnecessary self-inflicted wound. https://t.co/SsgtrGxsgq

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Sep 15, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 09:51PM
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Interesting. I’ve been waiting for Hollywood to (rationally) chase after conservative $ — the Sound of Freedom market — for years. Never happens. Not holding my breath. https://t.co/1xmnVHTvAS

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Sep 15, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 09:38PM
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Brief free-fire Window of Candor among Dems who’d like Biden not to run? How long will it last? … https://t.co/bQ2kI80ZWJ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 09:13PM
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As a reelected Senator he could have said anything he wanted about Trump, with greater effect than as private citizen. (Fear of assassination seems rational, but he wouldn’t have to appear at public meetings either, and there are ways to protect yourself, e.g. security.) https://t.co/tfZr4hVqat

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 08:58PM
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Not buying the “fear of losing had nothing to do with his decision” Romney spin on his retirement. If he’d been reelected he could have had Manchin-like power as a pivotal swing vote in a close Senate. Fear of losing had to play a part–he was in trouble. https://t.co/pAJ2XN7sbu

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 08:49PM
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The cages are back https://t.co/lrZFqw7sqi https://t.co/UnQULoBkSM

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Sep 15, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 08:20PM
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Only inflation polls worse. But inflation’s notoriously hard to fix. The border isn’t. https://t.co/ODo6deqfiB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 08:04PM
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Re: The bleeding wound of the border for Biden: “66 percent, disapproved of Biden’s handling of immigration, while just a third, 34 percent, approved.” 74 percent of independents disapprove. Bill Clinton would move to fix this problem in a minute. https://t.co/3M3QRgSoyL

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 15, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 08:02PM
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The loose-borders lobby can’t be that strong. I’m hoping the immigration chapter in Frank Foer’s (very readable) Biden book will clear up the mystery. … https://t.co/N2JYY6yq6A

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 07:42PM
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Biden’s neck-and-neck with Trump in what Biden says is a battle for the nation’s soul. Democracy at stake! https://t.co/mF3IhZAw4U A few % will make the difference. So why won’t he move to heal his candidacy’s biggest, fixable bleeding wound, the porous border? It doesn’t add up.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2023

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September 14, 2023 at 07:38PM
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Here’s Mitt Romney embracing immigration amnesty in 2014, taking K-Street’s “autopsy” of his loss to heart. https://t.co/zCHsOZVwex

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 14, 2023

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September 13, 2023 at 11:57PM
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