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Scubamatt

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8. Agreed.

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 01:55 PM

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I really wish this would be the norm for the entirety of our leadership. Direct, plain speaking that doesn't get lost in argle-bargle and frames the issue the way we want it instead of working within Republican frames. Senator Murphy's shooting down CNN's recent questioning (using Republican framing, of course), about "why we don't support the troops" was another great example of this.

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