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BaronChocula

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9. Such a cynical pick for GHWB

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:54 PM

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At the time he was caught between replacing the first black justice and trying to convince the repuplicant base that he was a true conservative in time for the 92 election. That was a lose-lose.

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