What is the game theory on what we used to call a “Me__can Standoff”? Is it the same as a Prisoner’s Dilemma? Does it have to end Tarantino-style? Pretty clear in this case it won’t, no? (Reconciliation will get smaller–AOC needs a rec. bill more than Sinema needs either, no?). https://t.co/dFliuPEnFj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 29, 2021
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July 29, 2021 at 03:32AM
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No Davis-Bacon? This is a big deal–means market wages not government-determined “prevailing wages.” https://t.co/OfsZTMuJHZ
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Jul 29, 2021
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July 29, 2021 at 02:47AM
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That’s “the goods”? https://t.co/lPu8dPRltn
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Jul 29, 2021
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July 29, 2021 at 02:38AM
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And if that’s so, isn’t the Narrative — that it’s mainly the unvaccinated’s fault, especially those southern Trumpers! — in some trouble? [Of course you still think everyone should get vaxxed-ed Yes, I do. Beats dying, so far] https://t.co/yj8AdNoX6l
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Jul 29, 2021
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July 29, 2021 at 02:09AM
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*If* immunized people can a) get the virus b) with high viral load and c) pass it to others, why couldn’t the virus circulate among the immune (with a low death rate) while more lethal variants developed? WaPo discusses some of the complexities > https://t.co/XvTLDyuCSS 2/2 https://t.co/2Ea7oDBrow
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Jul 29, 2021
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July 29, 2021 at 02:03AM
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“The United States will be vulnerable to every one of [the variants] until it can immunize millions of people who now refuse to get the vaccine”-NYT’s @apoorva_nyc, Keeper of the Narrative. https://t.co/LIxUqfbHCs But would that solve the problem, given ‘breakthroughs’? 1/2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 29, 2021
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July 29, 2021 at 01:59AM
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PSST! JOHN ELLIS’ NEWSITEMS HAD THIS A WEEK AGO (https://t.co/PyysfCgFUU)
“People who have had their shots and become infected with the delta variant of the coronavirus can harbor large amounts of virus…they could become spreaders of the disease”https://t.co/KfIweZr2PX
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Jul 29, 2021
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July 29, 2021 at 12:27AM
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Always trust …
“Breakthrough cases…remain very, very rare “-Atlantic, 7/19
“They’re in the middle of a Narrative Reboot. Give them time!”-kausfiles 7/22
“still relatively uncommon”-NYT 7/22
“expected to be vanishingly rare…recent data suggest they may be less so”-NYT 7/25— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 29, 2021
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July 29, 2021 at 12:12AM
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Seems like a lot of stuff! https://t.co/L7gtOVDEYk
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Jul 29, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 11:17PM
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Hope this is a tryout for giving Caldwell a permanent slot. He’s an obvious pick. Add @sullydish and they’ll be a lively place again. (Take that, Slack!) https://t.co/z5rjrHFbLh
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Jul 29, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 10:58PM
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“Hegel remarks somewhere.” We use the same fact-checking system! https://t.co/BUM6BzGnMR
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Jul 29, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 08:03PM
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“The proof that they’re practicing religion and not science is their refusal to acknowledge the great heaping hunks of immunity a person gets from natural infection.” Studies are cited. https://t.co/sblHATl4gp
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Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 07:55PM
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Takeaway #1: OK, Joe’s lost more than a step https://t.co/zNosUYOUc4
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Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 07:50PM
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This was a not-good poll for Biden … https://t.co/fUDBuXaamn
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Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 04:52PM
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PS: Semi-comprehensible complication is what the Left gets when it tries to sneak a cash dole past the voters in the guise of some kind of “refundable tax credit” … https://t.co/Vj8J0OUcc9
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Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 04:24PM
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On @NPR this morning the reporter basically failed when she tried to explain to people how they could keep getting their Biden “child tax credits” in an annual lump sum. https://t.co/qkQHG3Xwkb https://t.co/pZV5sB101b
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Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 04:21PM
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“Voting is similarly difficult.” It is? https://t.co/yEiHk6WDZs
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Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 04:13PM
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Classic example was Obamacare’s complicated Medicaid + Health Care Exchanges structure vs. simplicity of just expanding Medicare. Many tried to point this out,
Jonathan Gruber notwithstanding. Just saying … https://t.co/pZV5sB101b— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 04:03PM
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Define “Support Families” … https://t.co/BPAfPgN4ag
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Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 03:47PM
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Seems pretty clear that whether or not Harris is awful and deaf to what she needs to do (win over non-Dems) her *team* is awful and deaf to what she needs to do … https://t.co/3QTqTdeZUU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021 at 02:25PM
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Alt. take: If Dems pass their big “reconciliation” bills this fall, the mid-terms will have little to do with success of the Biden presidency. Game will be over. Biden can twiddle his thumbs for next 2 years, issue occasional veto. He’ll have won. https://t.co/w2i6BMqID4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 28, 2021
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July 27, 2021 at 11:59PM
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Note: They’re green on climate change in this poll. They approve Biden 50-43. But they don’t like a permanent back-door dole. https://t.co/GmUhROd09L
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 27, 2021
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July 27, 2021 at 02:24PM
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Maybe Biden was giving him the awful polling for the CTC dole. https://t.co/pGPQxsw3Sh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 27, 2021
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July 27, 2021 at 10:08AM
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ATTENTION MODERATE DEMS: The Left’s prized permanent child check plan polls *badly* in Economist/YouGov poll, across all income classes. 43-29 against, overall. You want to campaign on that in a tough midterm? https://t.co/5BwPDpWh0W
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 27, 2021
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July 27, 2021 at 10:04AM
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So until 2030, we lose? https://t.co/fWRD1hyIvz
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jul 27, 2021
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July 27, 2021 at 03:33AM
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