“What is the Gridiron Club, Alex?” https://t.co/OQRQvj2z1F

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 06:12PM
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Biden’s problem isn’t the ad libs. It’s the libs. https://t.co/ohwwDWzJut (Sorry. Couldn’t resist. I am weak.)

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 06:01PM
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And “if [Putin] believes the U.S. and its allies aim to overthrow him…he seems much more likely to escalate the conflict than meekly to resign the Russian presidency.” Escalation means “Putin uses chemical weapons or a small nuclear weapon.” Why is Biden so confident he won’t? https://t.co/jh5KD95nDp

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 05:58PM
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“Some have claimed this was an off-the-cuff addition to his peroration…. But read the whole speech … There is no doubt in my mind that the U.S. (and at least some of its European allies) are aiming to get rid of Putin.” https://t.co/jdOOvEGqpI

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 05:54PM
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“Biden and his advisers seem remarkably confident that the combination of attrition in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia will bring about a political crisis in Moscow comparable to the one that dissolved the Soviet Union 31 years ago.” Delusional–@nfergus https://t.co/jdOOvEGqpI

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 05:48PM
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Tweets like this make me think Dems have decided declaring a grand decades long conflict with “autocracy” is good for them politically. Voters like Ukraine. Some GOPs have been wobbly. What else have Dems got? It was a bad decision, though https://t.co/ohwwDWzJut https://t.co/8htMmvtXNJ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 05:37PM
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New newsletter, “He Who Gaffes Last.” With wild roundhouse swings at David McCormick, Will Smith, @DouthatNYT and reporters who save the insider info for their books. https://t.co/hgjZUbMiKT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 10:00AM
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“She did this … by cooperating with Democrats and moderate Republicans to raise taxes on Big Business. And she succeeded to a remarkable extent in settling, at least for a time, what had seemed insoluble problems …” Just sayin’ 2/2 https://t.co/IgTq5gkVFq

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 03:00AM
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FYI @JoshuaGreen on Palin *as governor*: “Palin demonstrated many of the qualities we expect in our best leaders. She set aside private concerns for the greater good … to confront the great problem plaguing Alaska, its corrupt oil-and-gas politics.” 1/2

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 02:53AM
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“It was the culmination of the speech.” You’re right. The whole speech sucked. https://t.co/hgjZUbMiKT https://t.co/8htMmvtXNJ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 02:22AM
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New kausfiles newsletter https://t.co/rNgpnFNDNZ

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Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 02:20AM
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But sometimes when you have deniability you … have deniability, no? Hard to convict … https://t.co/cwWQRUdekv

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 12:54AM
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On the genius of Hunter’s scheme:
“President Biden really did not have to ask: Hunter Biden had nothing to sell but influence. All President Biden had to do to facilitate such schemes was to be accessible — to allow his family to deliver face-to-face meetings and photo ops. ” https://t.co/xN9k1ucz0T

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 04, 2022 at 12:53AM
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Best thing about Sig Alerts? There was a guy named Sig … https://t.co/S1shzCqyRM

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 10:48PM
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Cheapest shot ever? Maybe not. But cheap! They really don’t like @JDVance1 !…. https://t.co/Gk200kMj3D

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 08:52PM
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PS Aren’t they supposed to make fun of *themselves*? There is a larger point here and I need a take …

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Apr 4, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 08:19PM
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These are all so lame https://t.co/WxbT3ucgnq

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 4, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 08:10PM
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So are still some Michael Walzer-type values –eg money shouldn’t easily translate into success at beauty/attractiveness–underlying the night club ecosystem? The tribute Skybar pays to virtue. https://t.co/PYabPkSWoB

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 3, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 03:36PM
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McCormick will probably say his proposal applied only to skilled visas-not unskilled H-2A (agricultural) or H-2B (non-agricultural) visas. But he could’ve said that, no? Overall, the paper ducks issue of restricting unskilled immigration, which seems telling.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 3, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 02:59PM
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This is from the 3/21 AEI paper [PDF] linked here: https://t.co/D4J0ef7fyJ

Does @StephenM (now working for McCormick) approve? McCormick has been making more border-controllish noises lately (https://t.co/vOxDDzFyXo). but the ‘no caps’ paper was only a year ago! https://t.co/i4NRg1R6KU

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 3, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 02:58PM
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Missed 2 of them! (See first 17 minutes or so https://t.co/3gOjY3SfjK) https://t.co/v4NbLlcih9

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 3, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 03:39AM
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McCormick will probably say his proposal applied only to skilled visas-not unskilled H-2A (agricultural) or H-2B (non-agricultural) visas. But he could’ve said that, no? Overall, paper ducks issue of restricting unskilled immigration, which seems telling.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 3, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 02:32AM
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This is from the 3/21 Brookings PDF linked here: https://t.co/MDMvbT95ma

Does @StephenM (now working for GOP candidate McCormick) approve? McCormick has been making more border-controllish noises lately (https://t.co/HhXLcuhvum). but the ‘no caps’ paper was only a year ago! https://t.co/i4NRg1R6KU

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 3, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 02:21AM
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PA Sen candidate David McCormick on immigration:

“The [U.S.] could abandon numerical caps on visas and green cards or replace them with a standards-based model that welcomes all who meet certain criteria.”

Is there a phrase for blowing the lid off visas? (It’s not “MAGA.”)

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 3, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 02:09AM
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One day an article will convince me that slowing population growth is a terrible thing for the U.S.. Today is not that day. https://t.co/5XzTRcA3Ji

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Apr 3, 2022

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April 03, 2022 at 12:47AM
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