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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Lapsody   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: 18 USC 241 Intent
Date: 08/07/23 12:03 AM
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If in an alternative timeline TFG had ridden the escalator down to declare his candidacy as a D instead of an R (presumably while wearing a blue MAGA cap) - I see no empiric reason why the surviving D leadership would over the ensuing six years not have behaved in the same way that the R leadership has done.

It may be that Ds, as a group, are marginally less venal than Rs. But the love of power over years relentlessly selects the behavior we have seen.


Since 1968 Democrat Admins have had 3 criminal indictments, 1 conviction, 1 prison sentence

Since 1968 Republican Admins Have had 120 criminal indictments, 89 convictions, 34 prison sentences

Dems tend not to have as corrupt admins as Republicans.

dailykos.com - Comparing Presidential Administrations by Arrests and Convictions A Warning for Trump Appointees

motherjones.com - Our score so far republicans democrats

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