It's possible, perhaps even probable, but I think it's probably 50/50 either way.
Decline of the GOP episode XV
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I Google'd Sen. Graham and Ukraine. I'm seeing that he's pushing for some hefty sanctions on Herr Putin. This does sound like a typical disinformation ploy from the Kremlin.
But I figure Sen. Graham isn't even close to being a 50/50 guy. If you know what I mean.
Political candidate who wanted to be called doctor admits she has no PhD from University of Alabama
Nicole Wadsworth's campaign manager sent out a release admitting to error in listing Wadsworth’s credentials.
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Political candidate who wanted to be called doctor admits she has no PhD from University of Alabama
Nicole Wadsworth's campaign manager sent out a release admitting to error in listing Wadsworth’s credentials.
I’ve never been able to wrap my head around, “Yes, I know the press knows every detail about what President Clinton did with a cigar, but they’ll never learn I’m inflating my education/business/military record.”
Of course, if you say “that’s before Trump showed some candidates can get away with anything,” I’d agree except to note Trump’s seeming teflon doesn’t extend to others.
You lie about 2 things, exaggerate your involvement in legislation and minimize your involvement in scandal. Almost everything else is going to cut deeply.
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$75 billion firm wins carve-out in tax bill after lobbying push
The U.S. Virgin Islands government and a private credit firm with ties to lawmakers have pushed for an exemption criticized by tax experts.
The tax bill before Congress would partially exempt the U.S. Virgin Islands from a law meant to crack down on tax havens, after a lobbying campaign by the territory’s government and a large private credit firm that stands to benefit from the measure.
Over the past three years, an affiliate of the credit giant Golub Capital paid a Washington firm more than $500,000 to urge Congress to relax a global minimum tax approved as part of the 2017 GOP tax law, lobbying disclosures show. The push was supported by the Virgin Islands’ governor and Democratic member of Congress. House Republicans included a bipartisan provision partially exempting the Virgin Islands from that law in the tax legislation they approved last month — a decision that has puzzled experts on both the left and right, who say it has little clear policy justification.
The Virgin Islands carve-out — estimated to cost taxpayers close to $1 billion over the next decade — has attracted scant attention as the Senate takes up the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill, President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority. The $2.4 trillion bill extends tax cuts for individual households approved in 2017 that are set to expire at the end of this year, preserving lower rates across income brackets. But some provisions would change arcane features with significant consequences for international taxation and the business sector.
Billionaire Lawrence Golub and his brother David Golub serve as the chief executive and president of Golub Capital, and have given about $2 million to federal campaigns since 2020, including more than $1.4 million to Republicans and conservative groups, according to data from the Federal Election Commission. The provision also has the support of several Democrats, though the party uniformly voted against the underlying legislation when it passed the House last month.
$75 billion firm wins carve-out in tax bill after lobbying push
The U.S. Virgin Islands government and a private credit firm with ties to lawmakers have pushed for an exemption criticized by tax experts.
The tax bill before Congress would partially exempt the U.S. Virgin Islands from a law meant to crack down on tax havens, after a lobbying campaign by the territory’s government and a large private credit firm that stands to benefit from the measure.
Over the past three years, an affiliate of the credit giant Golub Capital paid a Washington firm more than $500,000 to urge Congress to relax a global minimum tax approved as part of the 2017 GOP tax law, lobbying disclosures show. The push was supported by the Virgin Islands’ governor and Democratic member of Congress. House Republicans included a bipartisan provision partially exempting the Virgin Islands from that law in the tax legislation they approved last month — a decision that has puzzled experts on both the left and right, who say it has little clear policy justification.
The Virgin Islands carve-out — estimated to cost taxpayers close to $1 billion over the next decade — has attracted scant attention as the Senate takes up the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill, President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority. The $2.4 trillion bill extends tax cuts for individual households approved in 2017 that are set to expire at the end of this year, preserving lower rates across income brackets. But some provisions would change arcane features with significant consequences for international taxation and the business sector.
Billionaire Lawrence Golub and his brother David Golub serve as the chief executive and president of Golub Capital, and have given about $2 million to federal campaigns since 2020, including more than $1.4 million to Republicans and conservative groups, according to data from the Federal Election Commission. The provision also has the support of several Democrats, though the party uniformly voted against the underlying legislation when it passed the House last month.
I shall now be Dr. DzynKingRTRPolitical candidate who wanted to be called doctor admits she has no PhD from University of Alabama
Nicole Wadsworth's campaign manager sent out a release admitting to error in listing Wadsworth’s credentials.
Your verbiage reminds me of the standup of the late John Pinette talking about the TV show "Cake Boss."
"This guy is the BOSS of cake! Apparently, you can just declare yourself the boss of food. I am the boss of ham."
(I'd have picked something more exciting than ham. Pasta. Pizza. Beef. Something).
One representative and his wife have died; the other rep and his wife survived.
Cue the thoughts and prayers (Of course, if Trump's Big Beautiful Boondoggle passes, we might not even be able to afford them).
Cue the thoughts and prayers (Of course, if Trump's Big Beautiful Boondoggle passes, we might not even be able to afford them).
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