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Bill Travers's avatar

Great Piece. It is a truly Sad state of affairs that We the People find our country mired in. What a Clown Show that is currently playing in DC. McCarthy sold his SOUL for his position and we are seeing the result. The UNITED STATES of AMERICA the "Thank you for your Service" country, the BEACON OF FREEDOM cannot pass a Defense Bill...What a Mess!!!

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Michael Wild's avatar

Point One: I wonder when the more moderate Republicans will decide they’ve had enough and start to play as hard ball as the Freedom Caucus. I strongly suspect the disrespect/contempt that the Freedom Caucus members feel for the other Republicans is reciprocated.

Point Two: I suspect that the extreme Republicans are not indifferent to the opinions of their local constituents. I did a little Wikipedia Research and found the 5 strongest advocates for impeaching Biden were in districts with 25-50% margins. I daresay extremism is pretty popular in such districts and the representatives know the only danger to their careers is being outset in the primary races by someone who appeals more strongly to the fervent Republicans who vote in primaries. The problem is that what’s good for the Matt Gaetzs of the Republican Party is bad for the overall electability of the Republican Party. The short term interest of extreme members of the House is slowly but steadily pushing their party into unelectability.

Point 3 The link to evidence that abortion bans have become MORE unpopular in states which have virtually banned abortion (by Pew Organization) was very interesting and heartening (albeit saddening to be reminded of the bans). That alone made this article well worth reading.

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