surrealAmerican

The generals will always have another excuse for why we can’t withdraw by then.

Let me guess – because we missed the May deadline, the Taliban will no longer honor their end of the bargain. Why would they, since we won’t honor ours?

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… but I’m not sure I understand the question.

… but we’ve left a lot of the specifics up to individual states and counties, some of which are more than happy to mess up royally.

… “very suspicious supermarket”.

I would shop there.

… at least in terms of height.

why not?

There’s something very British about the style of those carvings.

.. as Manchin had publicly committed to spend.

But, don’t worry. I’m sure the president could be convinced to cut out about half the spending of this plan if some “moderate” republican asks him to.

probably

Wouldn’t it smell like cheese, though?

How “new” are we talking about?

… here’s what “trivia” is really testing – not intelligence, but memory (or maybe the breadth of your education).

Intelligence and stupidity may have more to do with how you apply your knowledge than with how many things you can remember from what you were taught.

… that people are either “good guys” or “bad guys”.

It’s one of the reigning myths of our society, but it is just a myth. It’s a good thing that the law leaves room to bypass this kind of thinking.

cooking?

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Would a man have been held to account for trolling and personal attacks? – I don’t know, maybe.

It would have been better if Tanden’s hearing had focused on her lack of qualifications and her conflicts of interest, but people hate it when you attack them in public, so I understand why this was the deal breaker.

… it is just plain foolish. These are exactly the sorts of businesses that would benefit if low-wage workers had more disposable income.

maybe?