Category Archives: Politics/Law/Government

Trump’s GOP: the Family Feud party

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Welcome to the GOP Family Feud, where there’s no answer so bad it won’t elicit enthusiastic, unanimous support. Ever watch Family Feud? It seems like this moment happens in every show. The question is something like “name a popular item of men’s clothing.” Turtle, the patriarch of the Gopfluffer family, hits the button and guesses “shirt.” [BING] That’s the #1

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Did OKC shooting prove “good guy with a gun” theory? On the contrary…

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I’m glad no innocent people died. But the incident comes closer to proving the NRA wrong than right. Two armed citizens kill shooter who opened fire in Oklahoma restaurant Let’s all be glad no innocent people were killed. Period. Let’s also attend closely to the facts before the NRA arrives claiming that good guys with guns, or whatever. Two points

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Why won’t the GOP act on gun violence? Here’s a BIG reason nobody talks about.

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It isn’t just NRA money. Congressional Republicans don’t act because their families aren’t at risk. Did you see this? ‘WTF’: Twitter furious as Florida lawmakers declare porn a ‘health risk’ but block assault rifle ban The vote comes less than a week after the devastating shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school left 17 people dead Less than a week

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The most dangerous word in Washington: “reform”

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“Reform” is a DC euphemism for “somebody is about to get fucked.” The McDonald’s hot coffee case illustrates the point. Sam Ervin, the late, famed North Carolina senator who presided over the Nixon impeachment trial, once said anytime he heard someone describe himself as a “simple country lawyer” he immediately checked to make sure his wallet was still there.

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