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Ray Blanton was a byword for sleazy corruption growing up, but damn. Never heard anything about this before.

Former Tennessee Gov. Ray Blanton’s administration helped pay for Jimmy Hoffa ally’s 1979 murder-for-hire

 

Or redirect the water flow with a few flicks of a Sharpie?

 

When did this traitorous asshole suddenly become Rosa Parks?

 

Joe Manchin strikes me as the type of guy who gets the game winning shot drawn up for him and then passes it off as time winds down. It says something that no GOPers are coming to him, they're going straight down to the White House to get a deal done.
Shoot, there are no Democratic roads or Republican roads - good gravy. This was his moment to be "the guy" and he whiffed. Also, it says something about how messed up our politics are that he cares more about how other Senators feel than the vast majority of voters in his state (which I think would mean that the bill has "bipartisan support."

 

"Why are you a Democrat, Sen. Manchin?"



"I don't know. I don't know, I don't know what to do."



"You can act like one!"

 

She’s a martyr in MAGA land because she’s the only one to die at the Capitol
They don’t count Sicknick or the suicides

 

You don't reveal names to violent terrorists.

 

Then charge them as terrorists. Otherwise, they have rights as citizens.

 

Like peaceful protestors gassed for Orange Hitler's photo op?

LOLOLOLOL

 

coffeeman-

I am pulling back from the daily consumption of related news, but I saw yesterday that E. Jean Carroll's case is being mucked up by Justice.

I've said repeatedly I don't expect him to do time but we should have transparency, and 75 million people should be made aware they voted for a rapist.

And let history judge him and them as those who failed their country, as it assuredly will.

 

Hey look, anti-science morons are going to fuck up something else and drive up the death rate in our “pro-life” country.

Republicans rebel against a powerful anti-opioid tool