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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

According to the guntards, it's more like <i>guidelines.</i>

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I have no time to read the comments, so forgive me if I repeat something, or missed some news,

I've lived in California for 41 years, now. For a substantial fraction of that time, DiFi has been one of my Senators. During that period, on many issues, she has been total shit. But, every six years, I've still voted for her*, because the Republican alternative has been not just worse, but <i>vastly</i> worse.

I've met her a couple of times, and have had correspondence with her (or her staff). I don't think she is particularly bright, or particularly liberal. And a lot of her political success is due to the fact that she's married to her own personal billionaire.

On the other hand, even when she's telling you that you are a worthless scum-sucking worm, she is unfailingly polite. To actually rile up Dianne, you have to be some kind of special. Congratulations to Ted Cruz for accomplishing something I never did.

*Strictly speaking, I didn't vote for her in 2012, because I had vowed after her vote to approve Mukasey that I would never vote for her again. But I knew perfectly well that she would win re-election without my vote.

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