Wednesday Open Thread

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1. Today is Root Canal Appreciation Day 

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   1. It’s also “Silence Cancel Liz Cheney” Day

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      1. BREAKING:

         Liz Cheney loses House Republican leadership post over feud with Trump

         House Republicans ousted Cheney in a voice vote behind closed doors, so there will be no tally of those who supported or opposed her. The conference is expected to replace her with New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, who has a less conservative voting record than Cheney but has emerged as one of Trump’s top defenders.

          

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         1. Truly a spectacle, Michael.

            I think the only thing appropriate for a fun-loving Democrat to do is sit back, crack open a cold one, and melt into a puddle of insane laughter.😜

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            1. Right?!?  😂😂😂 Plus, the chickenshits couldn’t even muster a recorded vote! (looking at you, MyKevin™) 

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         2. And now that moral bankruptcy is a prized characteristic in today's Republican Party, this is their parting message for Cheney:

            “Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye Liz Cheney,” freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), who spoke during the Republican National Convention last summer, tweeted.

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            1. Today's edition of The Bulwark is a great read: "our political crisis is a moral opportunity​​​​​​"​

               History has its eyes on us

               For the first time since Reconstruction, one of America’s two political parties is admittedly, openly anti-democratic. It seeks to win elections not through persuasion, but through the use of institutional and legal leverage.

               This isn’t some dark secret. It’s been on display for everyone to see. 

                

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         3. In somewhat related news, this year's national convention of those "real" honorable conservatives (. . . that we keep hearing about, but never see evidence of) has been officially cancelled  (. . . maybe for all future years , too?) . . .

            . . . The group was unable to gather enough funds to make the required deposit to hold their telephone booth on the calendar . . .

            . . .  A spokesman for the group said that they are now searching for possible alternate venues.  One such being looked into, a cave reportedly offered by a sympathetic sasquatch.

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2. What could possibly go wrong? 
    

   Glenn Youngkin, Trumpist Businessman Backed by Religious Right, Wins GOP Nomination for Virginia Governor

   Glenn Youngkin, who made a fortune at the massive private equity firm Carlyle Group and has never held public office, claimed the Republican nomination for this year’s Virginia gubernatorial race on Monday night. Youngkin, who poured millions of dollars of his own money into his campaign, embraced former President Donald Trump and promoted the Republican “election integrity” agenda that is grounded in Trump’s lies about a stolen election. Youngkin’s campaign touted endorsements by Sen. Ted Cruz and religious-right activists.

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   1. I suppose his campaign slogan will be something like "Up with Theocratic Dictatorships!  If you can't bend democracy to your own will, what good is it anyway?"

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      1. I predict he will it say it better, but you are spot on.

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   2. I read today that Youngkin won the nomination (emerging ahead of 6 other candidates from a dubious "drive in" convention, which the WAPO described as "a complicated, ranked-choice balloting process that slowly whittled down the field from seven contenders." ["About 30,000 registered delegates cast ranked-choice votes at 39 locations around the state Saturday."  "Youngkin led in each round, but never with more than about a third of the vote in early rounds of counting."]

      After Youngkin won, Trump endorsed him.

       

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3. For Mr. Bowman. The phase out is BS, but one takes what one can get:

   HB21-1312: Insurance Premium Property Sales Severance Tax

   Currently, the first 300,000 tons of coal produced in each quarter is exempt from the property tax. There is also a tax credit equal to 50% for coal produced from underground mines and another credit in the same amount for lignitic coal. Beginning with the 2022 taxable year, section 11 phases out the quarterly exemption and both tax credits. The additional severance tax that results from these changes is credited to the just transition cash fund under section 12.

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4. QOTD . . .

    

   “There was an undisciplined mob. There were some rioters, and some who committed acts of vandalism. But let me be clear, there was no insurrection and to call it an insurrection in my opinion, is a bold faced lie. Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol, and walk through Statuary Hall showed people in an orderly fashion staying between the stanchions and ropes taking videos and pictures, you know,” he continued.

   “If you didn't know that TV footage was a video from January the sixth, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit,” Clyde said.

   . . . comments by Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., during a House Oversight Committee.

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   1. You gonna believe me, or your lying eyes?

       

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