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HIGH STAKES
To live up to the needs of the nation and the hopes of the left, our 46th president will first have to clear the wreckage left to him by our 45th president.
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10 EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE
After four-plus years standing behind this criminal, his party still isn’t ready to quit him.
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
I’m sure Biden doesn’t want this mess given all the things he needs to do in short order, but this isn’t just about him. It’s about ensuring the survival of our democracy.
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LOOK BACKWARD
There are 12 days, and then four years, to hold this disaster of a president to account. Let’s get started.
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STAGGERING NIGHT
On an unbelievably heartening night for America, Georgia put an end to the pathetic career of Kelly Loeffler and ushered in a bright new era.
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ENOUGH
Wednesday’s pathetic putsch won’t be rock bottom unless Trump finally gets the treatment he so richly deserves. He can be impeached, and then disqualified from ever running again.
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‘THE DIE IS CAST’
January 6 will go down as the day that the Republican Party turned its back on the American way. There’s no going back from that.
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WATCH OUT
Keep an eye on this guy. He’s Trump without the stupidity or incompetence or personal obnoxiousness or open racism.
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DON’T PANIC
Having a president who sounds like one again is a good start, but he’ll be up against Trump, Fox, and the rest of them pulling for the worst once the body count is on Biden.
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LOYALTY TEST
Trump doesn’t care who runs the Senate if he’s not president. He cares about screwing McConnell and making clear that Republicans can’t win without him.
