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Fact is this is a leaky old boat. We might have to leave it up for the archives and more onto a newer model for posting and commenting.

"Mike Matthews situation" is listed in the show notes, so I'll have to listen to see if Atnre cops to the media take-down he pulled off. Also, for the record, I have first hand knowledge of the fact that Teensharp is doing some good work.

Phillies great Mike Schmidt described playing in Philadelphia as experiencing "the thrill of victory and the agony of reading about it the next day." As a proud Democrat, I can relate to that sentiment. Republicans are always in attack mode and the media is always eager to internalize every GOP attack and enshrine every conservative talking point as unassailable conventional wisdom. In turn, Dem "moderates" "strategists" and "consultants" are always eager to rush to show how much they agree with the GOP talking points. So is this morning's biggest threat to the Republic Trump and his half-assed coup? Is it the worsening pandemic? No. Of course not. It is AOC. It is the term "Defund the Police"

This horrible. They joined Republicans to vote in favor of seating Trump appointed judges during this lame duck session. The Senate meets at 11 a.m. to resume consideration of the…

There will be time enough for examining the new political terrain in Delaware, but for now I'm just going to relax and enjoy the moment. We watched the speeches and fireworks/drones from the Outlets parking lot. It was wonderful. Wilmington looked awesome. The vibe was great.

Folks, the people of this nation have spoken. They have delivered us a clear victory. A convincing victory. A victory for we, the people. We won with the most votes ever cast on a presidential ticket in the history of the nation: 74 million. Well, I must admit it surprised me. Tonight, we are seeing all over this nation, all cities and all parts of the country, indeed across the world, an outpouring of joy, of hope, renewed faith in tomorrow to bring a better day. And I’m humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but unify. Who doesn’t see red states and blue states, only sees the United States.