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Let me start by saying that I am a firm supporter of a robust public option. For that matter, I'm a supporter of single-payer, as the BEST public option. As much as I hate to admit it, I recognize ...
by Waterlaw99
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on Mon Sep 14, 2009 at 01:51 PM PDT
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- Early on the primary season, I wholeheartedly joined “Team Warren.” I felt that not only was the she best candidate to actually be president, but that she had the best chance of beating Trump. I was in. I was enthusiastic and I was ready to fight for...22 comments 50 Recs
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- Nov 20, 2019 'Everyone Was in the Loop' Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified that President Trump ordered a pressure campaign on Ukraine and that senior-most administration officials knew about it. "It doesn't matter whether you like him. It doesn't...56 comments 128 Recs
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- The opening of the Senate trial at 1 pm ET will be more interesting if only because the WH defense team will try their hardest to avoid any mention of John Bolton. Television coverage that started at 10 am ET mentions the importance of the GOP Senator...62 comments 90 Recs
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- Lauren Underwood flipped the 14th District of Illinois in 2018, beating a Republican incumbent who had won his previous race by almost 20 points, in a district Trump won by four points. Born in 1986, she is the youngest black woman ever elected to...54 comments 53 Recs
- Its not a square up, no its not. Its not a triangle up, certainly not. It is a ROUND up. Accept no substitutions or imitations. Yes friends, Monday has come once again, as it always does, and the ...89 comments 69 Recs
- MSNBC host Joy Reid said enough is enough with the lies when former Rep. Jack Kingston, of Georgia, attempted to defend President Donald Trump and badmouth Democratic presidential hopefuls in Congress after claiming they weren’t tuned into the...160 comments 307 Recs
- This was shared by a retired public radio host. (I won’t say who, but if she wants to come forward and claim her laurels, all the better.) The graphic itself was created by Gary Huck. (Give him some loves.) It’s effing brilliant: If NPR doesn’t steal...85 comments 293 Recs
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