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    Ryan's angst at giving up the Ways and Means chair; he was set, a made man at forty-five. And now…
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    • In practical terms they have mid-December at the very latest to pass a clean debt-limit bill through both houses. Likely?
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    • I'm guessing he did. I'm guessing this went way beyond arm-twisting. And just imagine how f*cked up things are for…
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    • Nothing, hence the shotgun.
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    • Have backed each other into a corner: In the end, the two sides have reached a temporary détente, which will…
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    • Not getting any better, either: House GOP leadership is likely to abandon tentative plans to vote on a Republican Study…
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    • The Freedom Caucus called Ryan's bluff; your move Paul. This must be excruciatingly painful for him.
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    • Very interesting interview with Mike Murphy at Bloomberg. Interesting timing also.
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    • Fine, ripe red South-east Asian papaya.
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    • Your point is well taken. Either way, though, it is lose-lose for Jeb.
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    • Every minute Jeb spends talking about Iraq is a victory for his opponents in both parties.
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    • Trump spent five minutes backing Jeb into a weekend quagmire over W's presidency; Ezra Klein thinks this amounts to a…
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    • Thank you.
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    • In P M Carpenter's analysis, emphasis in original: Contra McCarthy, "moderate" Republican Charlie Dent is begging for outside help. He…
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    • But can they do it? Doesn't seem promising. The jig is up: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) demanded Republican…
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    • The speaker was grasping for words to express his understandably strong feelings, mostly alarm. Congress has until November 5th to…
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    • The fifth of November! Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the government would be left with just $30 billion cash on…
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    • Yet the toxic constituencies remain. I am convinced the whole Right-wing 'movement' is nothing more than a massive grift perpetrated…
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    • Offered without comment: "We will not mince words -- this is the political equivalent of a dumpster fire," said Chris…
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    • Who you are arguing with, Marie. All I'm saying is events have moved way past our immediate, decisive influence. And…
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