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Duppers

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9. Bluster vs Courage
Fri Dec 13, 2019, 07:59 PM
Dec 2019

You've described it well.



Funny aside: the word bluster has always pulled up one of my earlier childhood memories of the villainous puppet character on the "Howdy Doody" tv show, Mr. Bluster. This Mitch McConnell looking puppet has the basic character of the GOP.




Bluster's Last Stand [View all] H2O Man Dec 2019 OP
Catching Up Me. Dec 2019 #1
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I agree. kentuck Dec 2019 #2
I think we've seen H2O Man Dec 2019 #5
How did I miss this? malaise Dec 2019 #4
I think it H2O Man Dec 2019 #6
That plus the fact that many of us still believe the institutions are malaise Dec 2019 #7
Definitely! H2O Man Dec 2019 #11
the problem is the aggregate of would-be oligarchs in the background Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #15
It is also true that they have weakened regulators in all spheres malaise Dec 2019 #16
the House Democrats can inspire a groundswell Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #18
It's OK - just wait for the people malaise Dec 2019 #19
thank you Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #21
Excellent essay! burrowowl Dec 2019 #8
Thank you! H2O Man Dec 2019 #12
Bluster vs Courage Duppers Dec 2019 #9
Holy cow! H2O Man Dec 2019 #13
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let's get the Red out Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #10
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