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i basically agree with mojo about crist (!) but see the possible downsides quite differently. i think these moves expose the center to a defeat from the right.
this didn't work out so well in earlier times and other places for the center-right which confronted a (neo-)fascist movement and underestimated it.
and i don't see the republicans as the teabagger party: i see a power struggle going that involves different patronage systems (the deep pockets) who are trying to shape ways to get the right around the giant steaming pile of poo that is the legacy of the bush people. which you cannot pretend is not present. moves like crists are indications of how that struggle is being perceived in different areas of the country. in fla, it appears that the far right has enough momentum to send the sane right fleeing into---well where?---no organization no money no chance, right?
we'll see.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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