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March 6, 2022

Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy

An oldie but a goodie.

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March 6, 2022

Dave Mason - Only You Know and I Know

Hadn't heard this one in a long time.

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March 4, 2022

Pence to GOP: Stop 'fighting yesterday's battles'

Source: The Hill.com

Former Vice President Mike Pence in a speech Friday night will call on Republicans to move beyond "relitigating" the 2020 election as the GOP hopes to flip both chambers of Congress this November.

Pence, in an address to the party's donors, will say Republicans can only win “if we are united around an optimistic vision for the future based on our highest values.”

“We cannot win by fighting yesterday’s battles, or by relitigating the past,” he’ll add, according to prepared remarks. “Republicans can only win by offering real, lasting solutions to the problems Democrats have created for the American people.”

The stance again puts him squarely at odds with former President Trump, who has repeatedly asserted unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud and irregularities in the 2020 race.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/596922-pence-to-urge-gop-to-stop-fighting-yesterdays-battles-in-speech



Only problem, Mikey, is that your party adores low values.
March 4, 2022

NYAG, Trump family agree to postpone depositions

Source: The Hill.com

New York Attorney General Letitia James has reached a deal with the lawyers of former President Trump and his two eldest children to postpone depositions until a decision is made regarding their appeal over testifying.

An attorney for James’ office wrote in a letter dated Thursday that both parties had agreed to an expedited briefing schedule set to finish by March 31.

“In the interest of efficiency for both the parties and the court, and to allow time for the [appeals court] to hear the appeal, we have therefore agreed to the attached Stipulation and Proposed Order to extend the time for the Trump Respondents to appear for testimony until two weeks after a decision by the [appeals court],” Kevin Wallace, an attorney for James’ office, wrote.

“This extension would avoid the need for separate briefing over an application by the Trump Respondents for an interim stay during the pendency of the appeal,” he added. “Given the expedited merits briefing we believe a stipulated extension of the testimony date will promote judicial economy without causing undue delay.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/596906-trumps-ny-ag-agree-to-postpone-depositions



Makes sense.
March 4, 2022

Cruz knocks Graham's call to assassinate Putin: 'An exceptionally bad idea'

Source: The Hill.com


Lawmakers, including some Republicans, are slamming a tweet that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) issued on Thursday night where he appeared to be calling for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with one senator calling it “an exceptionally bad idea.”

“Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country — and the world — a great service,” Graham said in a tweet.

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The remarks were immediately knocked by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and several other Republicans.

“This is an exceptionally bad idea. Use massive economic sanctions; BOYCOTT Russian oil & gas; and provide military aid so the Ukrainians can defend themselves. But we should not be calling for the assassination of heads of state,” the Texas senator said in response.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/596874-cruz-knocks-grahams-call-to-assassinate-putin-an-exceptionally-bad-idea

March 4, 2022

Traitor Carlson: I'm an idiot and it's Biden and Harris' fault.

And you can bet his Fox sheeple will swallow that crap. In any event, he's got to be the most bewildered man in the universe.
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