.@benwakana46 says you’re not doing this right! https://t.co/ELkRTzimyr

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 8, 2021

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August 08, 2021 at 05:51PM
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Moderates seem to be in position to drive a hard bargain, no? @AOC doesn’t want to tank the big Dems-only soft-infra bill, even if it gets whittled down. But do these guys care that much? And the bipartisan bill can pass without @AOC. (Press, of course, will focus on AOC.) https://t.co/xNaBhVRyjF

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 8, 2021

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August 08, 2021 at 05:14PM
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When do Dem moderates in the House get to kick up a fuss? (I’m assuming there are Dem moderates). https://t.co/gKteL4dEKl

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 8, 2021

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August 08, 2021 at 04:51PM
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Looks fine to me. https://t.co/OVWsgdj0F4

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 8, 2021

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August 08, 2021 at 04:40PM
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Most vicious politics is college politics. But Rose Garden politics must be #2. The Bunny Mellon vs. Hillary grudge that fueled John Edwards’ campaign cover-up was all about the Rose Garden. https://t.co/S42jPa9bAl https://t.co/OVWsgdj0F4

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 8, 2021

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August 08, 2021 at 04:40PM
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Child Tax Credit is free ice cream. Subtle messaging strategy. https://t.co/uaTGFvjCuI

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 7, 2021

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August 07, 2021 at 06:11PM
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We say it’s about parrots but really it’s about our reptilian brains … https://t.co/Z1mj2DWYSi

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 7, 2021

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August 07, 2021 at 10:00AM
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Houston, where the very scary Lambda variant from Peru has recently appeared …Hmmm. …. https://t.co/YGWbOJV1mJ https://t.co/gXXMPFW6bT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 7, 2021

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August 07, 2021 at 01:35AM
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Democratic senators Kelly (AZ), Warnock (GA), Ossoff (GA), Hassan (NH) and Kaine (VA) all voted in FAVOR of adding an E-Verify requirement to the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Not what you might expect! (The amendment won a majority but fell short of 60.)

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 7, 2021

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August 07, 2021 at 01:21AM
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I try to defend Biden in the eviction moratorium business. Seems to me he’s allowed to make Kavanaugh follow through on the latter’s threat. This isn’t a Congressional negotiation. YMMV https://t.co/Z1mj2DWYSi

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 7, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 10:47PM
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Parrot Room: How Vicky Ward’s latest Epstein story exculpates Bill Gates https://t.co/Z1mj2DWYSi

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 7, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 10:44PM
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Tie Me Up, Frontier! https://t.co/DJBF1FZTWw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 7, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 10:39PM
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New Parrot Room is up, in which we center oppressed parrots https://t.co/Z1mj2DWYSi

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 7, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 10:34PM
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Yglesias’ latest newsletter seems on verge of making interesting point: US conservatives turn to praising Orban because it’s a way out of having to show loyalty to Trump, at least for a few days. https://t.co/FSTVeJuwxM https://t.co/vgNp4WLcUH

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 6, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 02:00PM
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Has a point! https://t.co/Q4cu4M9Kpp

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 6, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 06:09AM
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Was ready to join the denunciation of BIden’s eviction decree until I read this article denouncing it. Biden didn’t violate a SCOTUS order, but he violated “the beat of the dialogue” with the Court! What is this, American Bandstand?https://t.co/lS9tTEsmRW

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 6, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 04:00AM
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.@mattyglesias wants Democrats to be “cautious on immigration reform”? So they should make sure voters don’t see the title of Yglesias’ book? https://t.co/gFZ2JagVZf

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 6, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 03:18AM
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Recall is concentrating Newsom’s mind … https://t.co/KAJWwxCT1a

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 6, 2021

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August 06, 2021 at 12:55AM
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Moderate House Dems don’t have 4 votes? And, unlike the progressives, do they care that much if the huge “soft” reconciliation goes down? Seems like leverage https://t.co/T3O9KsoLTY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 6, 2021

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August 05, 2021 at 10:30PM
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Why’s it tanking? @Billscher blames “selfishness.” But which side expects the middle class to back a welfare revival-despite defects Scher mentions-just because, hey, they’re getting some cash too? The Dem/Niskanen assumpton that support can be bought with $ relies on selfishness https://t.co/FAJm0xv2qV

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 5, 2021

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August 05, 2021 at 06:06PM
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I didn’t realize that Biden’s permanent welfare-like “Expanded Child Tax Credit”–which would send monthly checks to parents whether or not they try to work–had now TANKED in not one but 2 polls. https://t.co/rBhHRydzlP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 5, 2021

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August 05, 2021 at 05:59PM
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(Nor do I think, like Klein, that Tea Party was all about deficits. Remember “Hands off my Medicare”? A new movement shouldn’t be debt obsessed either. There’s immigration, crime, welfare for non-workers, CRT, etc.)

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 5, 2021

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August 05, 2021 at 05:30PM
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.@philipaklein notes possible Trump role, suggests he’s turned GOP away from Tea Party concern about debt. I’m suggesting it’s more personal/logistical than ideological. He just doesn’t want an anti-Biden movement that’s not about him. https://t.co/IOKPUq9jBx https://t.co/N0YQOJSq18

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 5, 2021

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August 05, 2021 at 05:27PM
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Thesis: Why has the normal “thermostatic” reaction to Biden’s policies–e.g. a new Tea Party–not yet materialized ? Answer: Trump. He insists on owning (and personalizing) any burgeoning grass roots movement. https://t.co/phPNydvSOA

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 5, 2021

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August 05, 2021 at 05:18PM
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Note to Profs. Bahamonde & Trasberg: Yes, redistributing away the increase in $ inequality generated by the market is not going to happen. Doomed. Still time to focus on social equality — making money matter less. https://t.co/By1MpO0Rk2

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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Aug 5, 2021

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August 05, 2021 at 05:13PM
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