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It seems to me that the GOP’s only position since Obama was elected was to oppose any bill the Dems liked regardless of the consequences. Most didn’t want to overturn Roe but they saw it as a good wedge issue to get votes and raise money. They never thought of the repercussions but only of the immediate gain of votes and money. Now they can’t vote on a boarder/ defense bill because the Dems want to. Sen. Van Hollen captured it perfectly by saying "This isn't leadership — it's amateur hour,"

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Will the House hold the Mayorkas impeachment to delay it to closer to the election while claiming the Senate is not acting on it, like they have done on several other DOA bills they passed? Thanks Jamie for keeping tract of their trick.

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Stan that's a good question - I've been wondering about that too.

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Wow that fire was crackling away. Devil log, ha! I was amazed that Mittens has 25 grandchildren!

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“ As the House reconvenes today, no temporary funding plan is on the schedule. “

Congressional leaders strike deal on government funding as shutdown looms.

https://l.smartnews.com/p-mJFPh/LLBXBa

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While we wait with Jamie for Congress to make a move, here is an informative link about Gaza. I have followed Lisa Goldman since I began blogging twenty years ago and her journalism is solid as a rock.

I like the audio version (18 minutes).

https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-cost-of-leaving-gaza/?fbclid=IwAR0HlfChqFaiyzbJun-6fWuJpNhKnb1JDkaTJSA6QSloUoUWsVOS890_PrE

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