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That's political capital, not Bain Capital. Totally different methods, and one requires work.

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What's a "progressive Republican?"

No... I am actually seriously asking. Is it something like what the GOP was like in the 1950s? Like, pro-union, pro-voting rights, etc? Or what?

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Will Hurd is fuckable.

Just saying.

:-)

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Probably have previously mentioned, but the focus on the (not really) 'moderates' in these situations, while understandable, has always seemed to me to give another 50 or so complete fucking loathsome assholes a bit of a pass.

What we're saying is: Collins and all are not better than the rest of them. Yep. Apparently.

But let's also remember just who the rest of these fuckers are.

All of 'em. Name 'em. Let it be carved on each and every one of these rat bastards' tombstones. When the feebly-kicking body of American democracy was being drowned in the bathtub, they signed up to help hold it down.

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He like Ike.

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I once drove a Geo Metro convertible and could literally pick up the back bumper and readjust it if I didn't think I'd parked straight enough for my mild touch of OCD. It was a good little car, and died after an idjit ran into my back bumper and accordioned me into the car in front of me. I lived, and the Geo saved me a towing fee by making it to the junk yard under its own power.

Not sure it would have fared as well if it ran into a møøse.

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It's pretty to think so.

Sampling Jake Barnes to Lady Brett, eh, Stephen?

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The big difference from the reactionary crowd is that we were for easier legal immigration, and free trade in general. The progressives also tended to take a favorable or at least balanced view of Islam. I remember Bush 2 making comments to the effect that a Muslim could go to Christian heaven.

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Collins barely went through the motions of playing the Hamlet of Capitol Hill on this one.

Might as well have skyped in her performance all the way from Bangor.

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Goddamn, Republicans really have turned into a completely fascist party. Those in office don't care about consequences at the polls because they fully intend to steal pretty much every election possible. What a load of cowardly, greedy monsters.

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She's a twunt.

This is all.

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Those of us who deal in reality can't deny this. alt-repugs do and will, but it hopefully will come back to bite their asses.

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Susan is the drain on Maine, like a rain on the plainshe floods them with promises and inundates them with liesShe whines like a muleand gets used like a toolWhat's with Mainers, anywhoDon't they see through her lies and smell her pooShe shakes when she speaksAnd I've always wondered why Is the truth so hardor do tremors cause lies

She is moderatelike a tree falling in the woodsno one hears her and no one shouldher words are just noiseshe treats truth like toysshe's just a simple ladysimply used by the boysIf we can't retire herwe've got to rewire herher shit is crossed her moderation lostthe voters are her bossto the curb we shall toss!

Buh bye Susan and moderate dreams.

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