In other words, in the same way that mass incarceration surged because of a real thing, it's finally … - Kevin Drum

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We will finally complete the biometric entry-exit visa tracking system which we need desperately. For years Congress has required biometric entry-exit visa tracking systems, but it has never been completed. The politicians are all talk, no action, never happens. Never happens.

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In other words, in the same way that mass incarceration surged because of a real thing, it's finally starting to ebb because of a real thing: the actual, concrete decline in violent crime that started in the early 90s and which appears to be permanent. America is simply a safer place than it used to be, and looks set to stay that way.

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The fallout from the Supreme Court halfway killing Obamacare would likely be more serious than conservatives believe. . . Even their own base, which has been told relentlessly that Obamacare represents the end of the America they love, might start to demand a fix once it becomes clear just what they’re missing - and what all those blue states with their own exchanges are getting.

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There's no liberal equivalent of Donald Trump.

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[Ronald]Reagan and[George W. ] Bush were far more radical than other presidents.

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Donald Trump lied about criticizing Mark Zuckerberg. Ben Carson lied about Mannatech. Carli Fiorina lied about the size of the tax code. Marco Rubio flatly refused to answer a question ("discredited attacks from Democrats") that I guess he didn't think he could just lie about. This is quite a debate.

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The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.

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