“The bullet’s in the chamber.” But the gun is in the closet. And the closet is next door. https://t.co/PS7gCUB4jc

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 05:32PM
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It’s @Politico vs. @Axios–Axios says “the bullet’s in the chamber.” But stories not that contradictory: WH is a) obsessed with optics, not how many are getting in b) being pushed by “progressives and the immigration advocacy community” c) still hoping it’s ‘pass Lankford’ blame… https://t.co/wSzhHrIYzE https://t.co/PS7gCUBC8K

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 05:30PM
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If I were a paranoid Republican, I’d wonder:
1) Mightn’t some liberal Republicans simply cross the aisle to give Dems control.
2) Mightn’t some very wealthy Ukraine supporters start offering exasperated GOP representatives lucrative private sector jobs? https://t.co/9zJ76cRiPq

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 05:07PM
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So the WH isn’t pushing for the Lankford/Schumer mess anymore? They just want $$$$$ https://t.co/6iOTU98yJy

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 05:03PM
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First Krugman, best Krugman https://t.co/pMIKXKO7gP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 05:00PM
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Who *are* they forced to book on their shows? https://t.co/CHuyygZQrY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 04:51PM
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This will stop that Latino vote erosion. https://t.co/mV4kdrRlx5

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 04:16PM
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.@SemaforBen: Why is it “bizarre” to poll the issue of illegal immigrants voting in US elections? It’s apparently already permitted in a dozen cities’ local elections (including DC & SF) https://t.co/MfqH2Mx95V And of course activists are pushing for more https://t.co/sXoouQy8uA… https://t.co/j3MVKhe2ag

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 06:22AM
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So @SpeakerJohnson *will* be “unveiling immigration and border security proposals.” Presumably in some kind of entangled relationship with Ukraine aid https://t.co/83adYtJ3db

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 05:37AM
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Has Biden been talking to Bill Clinton? Clinton knows how his dramatic shift to the center on welfare reform in 1996 guaranteed his reelection … https://t.co/asr2HtFGzh

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 03:42AM
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Of course the anti-mandatory-vax movement also brings Left and Right non-centrists together, quite peacefully I’m told … https://t.co/o9Rns5DDYl

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 03:37AM
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I doubt they made this foolish decision without consulting the Biden WH. Suggests how un-confident Biden was … https://t.co/g7UqEtOFM7

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 03:14AM
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First Klein, best Klein https://t.co/h6QEtsOjpm

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 03:08AM
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Well, millions fewer migrants waved into the US would mean millions fewer people bidding up the cost of housing. https://t.co/ky46XbNUUh

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 02:14AM
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“You don’t solve a crisis of meaning and purpose by just giving people a little bit bigger tax credit.” Well, Sen. Murphy’s right about that. Someone should tell Janet Yellen–and Biden. https://t.co/pBkwjYfhG6 https://t.co/Pb9d6cQnkn

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 01:19AM
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See also: https://t.co/ug3nCdDhfU “In fact, nothing has changed in the field of labor economics over the last two decades to refute the views that Paul Krugman held about immigration in 2006. What has changed is the class composition of America’s two major parties.” Michael… https://t.co/dTgX6yY3RK https://t.co/pMIKXKOF6n

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 01:12AM
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See also: https://t.co/ug3nCdDhfU https://t.co/pMIKXKOF6n

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 01:08AM
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“[T]he [new spending] bill doubles the annual inflow of H-2B visa workers into blue-collar jobs along the East Coast.” https://t.co/YACwK6lO54

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 25, 2024 at 12:58AM
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Imagine if someone in Trumps orbit said “The bullet’s in the chamber” about an immigration-control measure. It would be a bloodbath. https://t.co/asr2HtGeoP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 24, 2024 at 11:14PM
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What was the question?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 24, 2024 at 10:04PM
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Old @paulkrugman knew better. https://t.co/eIV65Iq6rt https://t.co/bhDiZv21LY

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 25, 2024

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March 24, 2024 at 09:00PM
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I also know friends who worked for him in the Senate who respected him as a decent retail poll — and in the campaign appearances I witnessed in 2000 that’s what he was, lingering for hours with voters. But that’s not the Biden we’re getting now. Was he driven mad by Meachamism?

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2024

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March 24, 2024 at 07:13PM
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If Biden does it, it may well be for show — ie. he’ll still sluice migrants in via direct “parole” flights and at “ports of entry.” But it also might work (to reelect him)–especially if pro-immigration activists make a big fuss in protest. https://t.co/asr2HtGeoP

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2024

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March 24, 2024 at 07:08PM
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I think this voter has his finger on something: Biden’s too angry! Hard to fix. Ice cream cones and a Corvette won’t do it. (I’ve always felt his frequent surface unpleasantness reflected a deeper unpleasantness, but figured it was my personal bias.) https://t.co/DCesag4Yv6

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2024

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March 24, 2024 at 06:56PM
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“The bullet’s in the chamber.” Biden WH gets ready to do what it says it couldn’t do without Lankford’s bogus border bill. Maybe the genius SOTU strategy of blaming GOP for rejecting Lankford is proving less-then-effective in WH polling? https://t.co/7iEKOlnhqk #axiossneakpeek

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 24, 2024

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March 24, 2024 at 06:42PM
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