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less [social] justice’— constituent to defeated Ald. Rebecca Kemble (as reported by Dylan Brogan)
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Tag Archives: election challenges
A Republican president fought insurrection
Thanks to Capitol security “On Feb. 13, 1861 a mob gathered outside the Capitol and tried to force its way in to disrupt the counting of the electoral certificates that would confirm Abraham Lincoln’s election three months earlier.” The New … Continue reading
Posted in election challenges
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, election challenges, insurrection, Treason, Winfield Scott
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The government takeover succeeded — in Madison WI
Intimidation worked here! The consensus reaction to Wednesday’s assault on the nation’s Capitol (01-06-21) was: Where were the police? In Madison, they were told to stand down. Moderate Republican Peggy Noonan urges: “We lower the boom. No civilized country can … Continue reading
Has a presidential inauguration ever been this fraught?
The joke — if you will pardon some gallows humor — is that, after Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol, Mexico has agreed to pay for the wall. Did Nancy Pelosi attempt her own coup? The NY Times reports: Pelosi said … Continue reading
‘Enough’s enough; we’ve got to end it’
Sen. Lindsay Graham is the Werkes’ favorite political figure. Feisty, humorous, brave and wise, he is — now WAS — Trump’s most loyal ally in the U.S. Senate (along with Ron Johnson). Here is Sen. Graham on the proposal to delay certifying … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Election 2020, election challenges, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, election challenges, Lindsay Graham, Mike Lee
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Make America Paraguay again
Nothing says ‘Defend the Constitution’ like a good old military putsch! ‘Tis the season for TREASON! Ol’ Sparky says it is “Recalculating!” Demands 11,780 more punch cards NOW! Blaska Policy Werkes has laid in 11,780 vacuum tubes should our 1955 … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Election 2020, election challenges
Tagged election challenges, Mike Gallagher
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Give Mike Pence a blindfold and a cigarette
We’re running out of tin foil Here is a real prediction: Republicans will NOT nominate Donald Trump in 2024; he has already tarnished his brand and that of his party. His cult of personality is attracting more paranoids like Lin … Continue reading