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Knee-jerk moderation and the need to make everything worse in the name of compromise. Disgusting.

Coons: PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SOMEONE WHO WILL WORK ACROSS THE AISLE. I WAS ENCOURAGED TO HEAR SENATOR CASSIDY SAY REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THIS STIMULUS BILL, THIS COVID RESPONSE BILL, HE IS GOING TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE. I HAVE BEEN A GOOD FRIEND AND PARTNER WITH HIM WORKING ON NATIONAL SERVICE ISSUES, FOR EXAMPLE. I THINK PRESIDENT BIDEN CHALLENGED US TO DO TWO THINGS -- DELIVER RELIEF TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR THE ONGOING PANDEMIC AND RECESSION CAUSED BY IT, AND FIND WAYS TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE. THE URGENCY OF THE ISSUE MEANS HE IS MOVING AHEAD AND WE ARE MOVING AHEAD WITH THIS $1.9 TRILLION BILL THAT HAS A BROAD SUPPORT AMONGST VOTERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND PARTIES.

https://www.c-span.org/chris-coons-covid-19-economic-relief-bill

How do we beat Kevin Hensley (and other so-called moderate Republicans)?  I'm seriously asking. For me, the simple fact that Hensley is a Republican is enough. Turns out, I'm not normal.  We have about 20 months, so what's the game plan? This is huge -> President Biden announces we will now have enough vaccine supply for 300 million Americans by the end of May.  This is 2 months earlier than last estimates, and possible because Biden is using the Defense Production Act to have companies help produce the J&J vaccine. And now the punch line: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas ends mask mandate after 8 months, becoming largest state to lift order intended to prevent spread of COVID-19.   Idiots.

All I can say is good luck finding a better tax haven, even if 2% of net worth above $50 million is taxed.

SEAN HANNITY (HOST): It may sound great to a lot of Americans, the idea that Elizabeth Warren is now proposing a wealth tax, which probably means that Joe Biden will do it, because he's now basically taking dictation now from everybody in the Democratic Party. Alright, wealth tax, two percent net value of assets [above $50 million] of the wealthiest people in America, "We build a future for all of our kids by investing" -- taxing -- "in opportunity," she said. It'd be -- you know, contending that the small tax would generate at least 3 trillion dollars. Now, if you're not going to be subject to that tax, you're probably saying "great." Here's the problem. ... If Elizabeth Warren does this in the country, do you not think that the people that got rich, most of which got rich by not being stupid and working hard, I don't know many people that were born with a silver spoon in their mouth, I just don't know that crowd. I -- I didn't grow up with that crowd. So, I'm just -- I'm looking at this, and they think it's great. The bill's going to be dubbed the "ultra-millionaire tax act." Okay, what do you think -- what is happening that nobody is paying attention to? People are leaving the country. They are giving up their citizenship. That's the next thing that's going to happen.

The Last Guy very nearly won a second term.  That's fucking crazy to think about, but he almost pulled it off. Policy is strategy. Strategy is policy. I fight against pessimism, because I'm a natural optimist, but I wonder how many seats we'll lose in the midterms?  More than a few.      

The Last Guy (tm) spoke at some conservative circle jerk.  I don't know what he said, but people think that it is good news for Joe Biden.  Ok, I guess.…

Delaware stinks at getting people vaccinated. Only three states (Maryland, Mississippi, and Kansas) are worse.

Don't be angry at me over that headline. Joe has written it, and is living it everyday that he doesn't pivot to moving forward without the Republicans, (and traitor Democrats…

They want your vote to not count. If they can't get that, they want you in a concentration camp.

Seditionist Josh Hawley wants the people to rule, unless the people prefer liberals:

On Friday, Hawley gave a keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Florida. And according to that speech, the senator who sought to block the will of Pennsylvania voters from being counted in the 2020 election is now a champion of restoring the voice of the people in American politics. He began by disparaging the power of big technology companies, as he had in his Dec. 30 news release. “We can have a republic where the people rule or we can have an oligarchy where Big Tech and the liberals rule,” Hawley said. “And that is the choice, that is the challenge that we face today. It’s a perilous moment.” It’s worth noting the dichotomy he draws here. Either “the people” can rule or “the liberals” can — as though liberals aren’t Americans who have a voice in government. The reason “the liberals” have power in Washington at the moment is that more Americans voted for Democrats in the 2020 election. But Hawley still insists somehow that the opposite is happening. “That’s the fight of our time: to make the rule of the people an actual thing again, to restore the sovereignty of the American people,” he said a bit later. The rule of the people is “an actual thing,” since the efforts of Hawley and his allies to block the people’s voice fell short. The American people have sovereignty, because Hawley’s cynical decision to pander to Trump supporters failed. - VIA LGM

Only a little of the murderous, hate-filled rhetoric is getting reported out of CPAC. That will change when the Last guy get up to rich the mic.

"Our hands are tied"

I haven't listened to this podcast yet. I'll probably listen on my drive home tonight. E116 - LEOBOR (w/Misty Seemans, Jon Offredo) Misty Seemans and Jon Offredo from the Office…

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