If Trump is going to screw up the midterms for the GOPs, he’d better move fast https://t.co/7kRaBanQeC

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 22, 2022

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October 21, 2022 at 10:43PM
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Yes, if stopping Trump from destroying democracy was the overriding concern they’d be boosting De Santis (not that this would help him … so maybe they’re secretly boosting him by attacking him. 3D Chess!) https://t.co/SuoDQ1fikk

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 22, 2022

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October 21, 2022 at 10:39PM
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The more Trumpish Republicans survive the mid-terms, the more potential challengers and substitutes for Trump in 2024, for one thing … https://t.co/CrTAoZgfFb

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 22, 2022

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October 21, 2022 at 09:53PM
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Ryan probably wouldn’t increase spending at the same time as he cut taxes — so there’s that.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 22, 2022

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October 21, 2022 at 09:51PM
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Kausfiles Oct. 12–https://t.co/N0FypzPhSJ

WaPo, Oct 19 –https://t.co/bL7pz9PbGy

Who’s got your hot new wrinkles first, I ask you …

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 21, 2022 at 01:19PM
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This survey seems a little too bad to be true. Still … https://t.co/6b8clSMGB8

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 21, 2022 at 01:35AM
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Faced with rising costs,”38% of workers have looked for a second job. An additional 14% of people” plan to look for one. https://t.co/DzIaQ6vPN0 Solution: More immigrant workers!
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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 21, 2022 at 01:24AM
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DISCUSS: What’s happened to the Tories in UK is similar to what would have happened to the GOP if its Paul Ryan wing had somehow gained the Presidency.

Useful substacks to consult: https://t.co/bhkLLwCCGU or https://t.co/mahZzXgQpG

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 21, 2022 at 01:09AM
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If Dems actually took their “democracy at stake” rhetoric seriously, they would have done a lot more thunder-stealing from Trumpish policy advocates (eg. Coulter’s suggestion that Biden finish the wall https://t.co/LsoaUkgfD0) and a lot less Building Back Better https://t.co/wbEx1NnDld

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 10:57PM
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Didn’t happen until Musk crossed Biden WH on Ukraine. Once the American experiment is at stake–and we’ll probably be told it’s at stake from now on, even if Trump disappears tomorrow–it’s easy to justify resorting to Putinism to stop Putinism … https://t.co/wWxmNdatDW

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 10:51PM
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Because, you know, the arc of history doesn’t bend toward them (Meacham’s arc, anyway).

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 10:06PM
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Alternative explanation (that jibes w/ the reality): They really want, not to promote all Dem priorities, but to block unenlightened policies–immigration and trade restrictionism, anti-abortionism, anti-anti-racism–they think need to be squelched whatever voters want.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 10:04PM
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Maybe Meacham et al just really really want to punish the GOP elites they think are enabling Trump.** But that’s a different issue — and if crisis of democracy is so dire you’d think stopping Trump would take precedence.

** He seems to think elites can do a lot more than I do.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 09:57PM
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One assumption underlying Meacham’s argument (https://t.co/qjZ7CP80DE) that if you want democracy you have to vote Democratic in mid-terms is that a GOP loss would hurt Trump. Not clear it does. Trump doesn’t seem to think so. https://t.co/ieTfbW1Y6v

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 09:53PM
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Thinking of using a lettuce head as a prop to open my weekly podcastwith @robertwrighter. This is:

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 21, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 08:08PM
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Just a reminder: One-size-fits-all solutions usually work fine. People and regions aren’t that different. Social Security is a one-size-fits-all program.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 07:47PM
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I had just finished listening to @DavidSacks on “All In” podcast arguing that “blank-check” support agreements led to WW1, so I’m inclined to go along with first interpretation. How does it differ from pleasing Tucker? Anyway, do his motives matter? He’s putting pressure on https://t.co/nOuUDsX0pC

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 07:43PM
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Good news, but #stayparanoid. Especially with @GOPLeader … https://t.co/sazPu4sTSn

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 07:18PM
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Will FedNow take your money if it thinks you are guilty of “misinformation” or promoting “discrimination”? Don’t answer that too quickly. https://t.co/zfepaGKi64

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 07:01PM
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So weak. The worry isn’t that Ukraine will waste money. The worry is that they are under no pressure to limit their aims and negotiate. https://t.co/bv13VzKwDR

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 06:54PM
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Whether or not DACAns should be legalized, there just aren’t enough of them–a few hundred thousand–to cause any kind of economic “crisis” one way or another. https://t.co/q8HUXXnXMZ

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 06:33PM
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The American experiment in democracy is in danger https://t.co/Uktqeh7kVo

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 06:07PM
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Jon Q. Meacham … https://t.co/vRFxpsAFKm

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 05:56PM
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Also: “This is the first post-coup election in America …” https://t.co/5zDuWTdIsT

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 01:45PM
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Meacham: “What you have on the other [MAGA] side is a powerful group, driven by their own power …” Odd to see Meacham, of all people, adopt the populist (and Q) framework of mysterious-evil-elite-forces-are-against-you https://t.co/9TdlCoRPRd

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 20, 2022

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October 20, 2022 at 01:26PM
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