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Real buyers remorse has not set in yet, but it will soon. Donald Trump's rallies will stop when his former supporters turn against him, and mark my words, they will.
He is riding a wave of success for now but the proof will be in the pudding when he, his hopelessly inept cabinet, and a Republican controlled legislature actually take the helm and turn the ship of state hard to starboard. I tend to agree. My feeling from here is that there is a storm brewing and Trump and his motley cabinet will be at the center of it. And this just might sink the Trumptanic. The only thing that can save them is a "Wag the Dog" scenario. Get ready for black flag, hysteria generating events like the Reichstag Fire. .
Once, weapons were manufactured to fight wars; today, wars are manufactured to sell weapons
It is far easier to deceive folks than to convince them they are deceived
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I'd tell y'all my IQ, but I don't know it. My mom was afraid it would go to my head. I declined to join Mensa.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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I could join Pi or Mega, according to my Stanford-Binet score at age 10, if I was all that in love with my intellect. Instead, I have lived a very comfortable life and in general had a wonderful time. I have never thought being that involved with your IQ that you need to validate yourself by hanging out with other high-IQ people is healthy. For example, I have been a software engineer because I love the work. So I have always turned down advancement into management, even though it was offered several times, because it would mean doing stuff I don't like to do.
I also know lots of 120+ IQ doctors, engineers, etc. and they have done very well in life. Having a willingness to do the work and study things your whole life is far more valuable than having a very high IQ.
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Since we are talking IQ, is that Idiot Quotient or Intelligence Quotient? I guess that determination would be made depending on who we are talking about. Anyway, I won't tell you my IQ (idiot quotient), suffice it to say it is above 0 and below (a lot) Einstein's.
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Life is like a PB&J sandwich. The older you get, the moldery and crustier you get.
Now, get off my grass!
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I've lost count of how many billionaires have been nominated for appointment. Have we hit a dozen yet? The swamp is being drained! Pretty soon there will be no alligators there! They'll all have cabinet posts.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Uday and Qusay Trump get caught trying to sell access to Prez'dent Daddy the day after the January 20th Inaugural? Say it's not so!! 
Contrarian, extraordinaire
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Here's a good one!  How does that deep thinker PEOTUS decide cabinet posts? If they look the part. Just call it President (acting like a) Dumbass' Casting Call. Washington Post
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Here's a good one! How does that deep thinker PEOTUS decide cabinet posts? If they look the part. Just call it President (acting like a) Dumbass' Casting Call. Washington Post Which is why PEOTUS (acting like a) Dumbass is still having a hard time finding a NASA administrator: There are plenty of guys with crew cuts, narrow ties, and horn-rimmed glasses, but the ideal candidate also has to be a member of the Flat Earth Society, which narrows things down a bit. 
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Here's a good one! How does that deep thinker PEOTUS decide cabinet posts? If they look the part. Just call it President (acting like a) Dumbass' Casting Call. Washington Post Which is why PEOTUS (acting like a) Dumbass is still having a hard time finding a NASA administrator: There are plenty of guys with crew cuts, narrow ties, and horn-rimmed glasses, but the ideal candidate also has to be a member of the Flat Earth Society, which narrows things down a bit.  There are plenty of guys with crew cuts, narrow ties, and horn-rimmed glasses, ... Problem here is that all these guys live and work in Hollywood and they don't know shyte about astrophysics.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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