Paul Powell, the southern Illinois political powerhouse who died and left behind $800,000 in cash in the notorious “Shoebox Scandal,” used to say, “The only thing worse than a defeated politician is a broke one.”
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Here's the latest from our fully lucid and astute former president: Trump: Thousands and thousands of people coming from all over the world. Yesterday, they had many from the Congo. Welcome to the Congo people because and where do you come in the Congo? pic.twitter.com/qLLjn4b5HR — Acyn (@Acyn) February 18, 2024 Idiocy aside, there are ...continue reading "Donald Trump is mentally impaired, part 457"
Filip Forsberg and Ryan O’Reilly each had a goal and assist while goalie Juuse Saros registered 35 saves, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
The latest kerfuffle over Joe Biden's age reminds me of the power of the hack gap. Cast your thoughts back over a few recent high-profile incidents: In 2016, liberals supported Hillary Clinton during her email difficulties, but hardly wholeheartedly. They constantly wrung their hands over her "admittedly poor judgment," "adversarial communication style," and "habit of ...continue reading "The hack gap, again and again and again"
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Last month, GAO audited the auditors. That is, they took a look at IRS audits of rich people to see how much, on average, they collected from them. Here are the results: Oddly enough, the enormous jump in 2022 is because of a Republican initiative. By 2020 audit rates of rich people had gotten so ...continue reading "Auditing the rich really pays off"