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That was glorious! Toby Keith is a talentless hack who can't sing for shit. If you don't believe me, look up the live version of "I love this Bar." It is painful to listen to.

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I'd be down with that as long as Evil Dick Cheney accompanied him. Or even if not, really.

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Damn, I've got shoes, and concert tee shirts, older than him.

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It's the smugness.

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Fuck, I knew DeathSantis had a warrant out for her on trumped up charges.

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As I did ...

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You meant the Stacey Abrams Friend of Democracy Medal. (Why not both?)

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Well I'm on that sort of fixed income. Without the rise in minimum wage those waitresses will starve to death or have to become prostitutes and they're raising children. Not so your dad.

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And they know where the light switches are, too!

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But President Biden will be able to transfer Ellis immediately to another senior position in the Defense Department. Perhaps one in Alaska? We hear the weather there is lovely in February.I am put in mind of these passages from A Civil Campaign, which also had a subplot about succession issues, come to think of it:

[Emperor Gregor says]"Gerard, take a note. This is the third time this month that the busy Lieutenant Vormoncrief has come to my negative attention in matters touching political concerns. Remind Us to find him a post somewhere in the Empire where he may be less busy."Miles later lets his ladylove (the subject of the "civil campaign") know about the new post the "busy Lieutenant" is being assigned to:

"You don't understand. Kyril Island—they call it Camp Permafrost—is the worst military post in the Empire. Winter training base. It's an arctic island, five hundred kilometers from anywhere and anyone, including the nearest women. You can't even swim to escape, because the water would freeze you in minutes. The bogs will eat you alive. Blizzards. Freezing fog. Winds that can blow away groundcars. Cold, dark, drunken, deadly . . . I spent an eternity there, a few months once. The trainees, they come and go, but the permanent staff is stuck. Oh. Oh. Justice is good . . . ."We can only hope Biden finds a place as nice.

Bujold, Lois McMaster. A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga Book 12) . Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.. Kindle Edition.ETA: Kindle stuck that last bit in there without me realizing it, but there you go if you wanted to know more about the book.

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We should troll them into it.

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Gosh. You must have spent many centuries in that office. Totally impressed! You should go ahead and write that movie script.

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"Nancy Smash" as they like to call her on here. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

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Nothing's easier than to bring your toddlers in on a Saturday when you have to get a file, and let them play on his computer. Open their cans of coke for them. I'm pretty sure they'll spill them on his keyboard. It could be great if it happens more than about ten times.

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