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“But what about the lurkers?”

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

Infrastructure week. at last.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

The words do not have to be perfect.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

“Squeaker” McCarthy

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

Why did Dr. Oz lose? well, according to the exit polls, it’s because Fetterman won.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

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Sampras retires:

They tried to make it as big as they could at the U.S. Open tonight, with a cascade of flags and a host of highlights and a Broadway singer serenading him at mid-court. They tried to give Pete Sampras a send-off in proper proportion to his mammoth career, but that was an impossible mission, and besides, all the pomp and circumstance in the world was no match for the simple act of gratitude performed by the fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

One by one, they rose to clap on his behalf, the applause swelling to such a crescendo Sampras, 32, was nearly swept off the court. A minute into the standing ovation, he started to quietly weep. Two minutes in, he broke down completely, using one hand to cover his face and the other to acknowledge the crowd.

Quiet, unassuming, professional, and one of the best ever- he never got the respect he deserved, IMHO.

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    Francis W. Porretto

    It’s an enduring irony that flamboyant tennis players who had a lot less to offer than Pete Sampras have always gotten louder accolades and more love — but then, the same could be said of Bjorn Borg.

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    Tman

    Pete was THE best, period IMO. 14 titles, a record six years at No. 1. And he did it with consistency and hard work and without whining.

    I think the no-whining part kept him from the spotlight, look at McnRoe for chrissakes.

    Tim

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    M. Scott Eiland

    Sampras is the Stan Musial of tennis–arguably the greatest player of his generation (probably more than arguably in the case of Sampras), but overshadowed by more spectacular and/or colorful talents. Fifty years from now, tennis fans will still be looking at Sampras’ records the way that a baseball fan looks at Musial’s numbers, and they will wonder why there are so many more stories about Agassi, Connors, and McEnroe.

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