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Bettie

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71. You're right
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:35 AM
2 hrs ago

But the point remains, he did not have to face the consequences and corruption became a little more normal. Now? We’re at a place where the corruption is open, blatant, and constant, and there is virtually no real pushback.

Yes, Democrats speak about it, but it has become obvious that our system was set up with the assumption that the people in office would have some degree of ethics…

Seems to have been a grave error

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We're heading toward Robespierre... I'm just not sure if he will wear red or blue. WarGamer 17 hrs ago #1
I'm all for revival of the guillotine. littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #11
What if it's Miller at the controls? WarGamer 16 hrs ago #12
Or, to your Robespierre point, a "good guy" who turns into Miller TheProle 16 hrs ago #16
Exactly... as Robespierre himself did. WarGamer 16 hrs ago #17
He'll be hanged or emigrated to Russia or Venezuela by then. littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #23
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Gravity.... MarcoZandrini 1 hr ago #73
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They're not wrong! Unrepentant Fenian 17 hrs ago #2
No. They aren't. If B.See 17 hrs ago #4
Thanks! Unrepentant Fenian 13 hrs ago #47
Elizabeth Warren: "My Plan to End Washington Corruption" (Sep 16, 2019) TheProle 17 hrs ago #5
That's a fantastic point to ponder and unravel. WarGamer 16 hrs ago #19
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If it was that low in 2019 fujiyamasan 9 hrs ago #59
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"Kumbaya" is a judgment call, TheProle 16 hrs ago #7
Or... Mr. Evil 11 hrs ago #54
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i agree completely samsingh 16 hrs ago #9
Archive, no paywall: littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #10
Thank you, littlemissmartypants TheProle 16 hrs ago #13
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Ask Jack Smith to be Attorney General. mdbl 16 hrs ago #15
I've had that thought myself !!! Jack Valentino 13 hrs ago #46
Good luck getting him confirmed. returnee 3 hrs ago #64
As they would say, BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #18
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- Lemon Lyman 16 hrs ago #21
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Don't leave out the credit. The author is Charlie Pierce JHB 16 hrs ago #24
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Unfortunately, I think we will need a Democratic President Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #38
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And the ATTORNEY GENERAL . . . AverageOldGuy 14 hrs ago #40
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You're so right, yd. Excellent points! I like him bunches. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #57
K&R jfz9580m 13 hrs ago #45
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I keep saying I am voting for firebrand Dems. AllyCat 11 hrs ago #53
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# 1 thing. Do not celebrate. Raven123 23 min ago #76
Author: Charles Pierce. Grins 8 min ago #77
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