There was a moment in the 1990s when Newt Gingrich was sneering about public funding for the arts and said something like "Arthur Miller didn't need government money!" and then Arthur Miller wrote an op-ed noting that he had, in fact, been saved in the Depression by Federal Writers Project.

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There wasn't even the excuse that they couldn't possibly know going in. I'd bet my old GUHOR stick that the IC had reports estimating the path Bibi and his gang would almost certainly take. Even if the Secret Sauce didn't report on it, history alone provided ample clues.

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The whole episode is an eternal stain on the Republic.

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Remembering the guy who just buys the index and eats sandwiches and crushes it

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The price of furniture or a new TV going up sucks but I can just choose not to buy it. Increasing homeowners insurance and HOA dues (mostly because of insurance on the building) added $400 to my monthly mortgage payment vs 2 years ago. Just a lot of extra money for the same shit I had before.

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