I think that there is some suspicion that the current administration might be causing a lot of headaches. [This idea was first introduced by Andy Borowitz.] Of course, we know that correlation is not causation; I mean, they teach that in Sunday School. But if they do a study about the use of painkillers before vs after the inauguration, they might find that use has dramatically increased. And we can draw the obvious conclusions.
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The Republicans often float outrageous intentions, with the objective of getting a rise out of us. The paving over of the Rose garden. The plans to put in a ballroom in the White House. The idea of leaving the body of the latest victim of gun crimes to lie in state in the Capitol.
These all seem calculated to annoy those who oppose guns and the MAGA crowd generally.
Well, I haven't been on these shores long enough to acquire any feelings of ownership of the various buildings in the vicinity of the Mall, so I'm less insulted than most others. They must regard this as retribution for the affront of having Martin L. King lie in state in the Capitol.
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