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Smart people are at work as we read and type this morning, parsing details into cogent messages to put the heat on the now MINORITY LEADER. Most important is to tell the public the truth. The Administration of djt and all elected republicans who supported him are culpable in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent Americans. It did not have to be this way. Now discovering that there was NEVER a plan to confront the virus or distribute the vaccine to the states is criminal. Denial of financial support to the states is criminal. There should be consequence. As we gain access to memos, files, and testimony under oath, the horror of this episode will be manifest. Our own Nuremberg. Unimaginable.

Liberals, Progressives, just plain old democrats, and independents have to stop the tyranny of the minority. The midterms of 2022 should be viewed as an opportunity, and 2024 when we pronounce the current version of the Republican Party emasculated and on life support. And on trial in the court of history for generations.

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Completely agree that keeping the heat on our elected officials shouldn’t end with an election tally. We, the governed can keep making our views known to the public servants we elected.

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Thank you. I’m afraid I sounded strident. I am trying not to be so, because it is counterproductive when trying to discover the hearts as well as the minds of others.

The Axe Files latest issue(free pod cast) features Doris Kearns Goodwin, and is a great listen at this moment.

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Agree about stridency working against one, but I’d say you’re making your good points with thoughtful vehemence.

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I’m not sure the current version of the Republican Party should even be on life support. Steve Schmidt, Lincoln Project co-founder, said the party should be burned to the ground, that it is not redeemable.

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Given the things that continue to come to light, Schmidt is right. Fire and sunlight are two very effective cleansing agents.

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The Republican party in California is on life-support, it’s an endangered species here, politically at least. There are still plenty of Trumpsters in California don’t get me wrong. I have been speculating that the Republican party will go on life-support nationally at some point, I just have no idea when or how.

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