What a Republican human being.

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      There was a time when it would’ve ended any politician’s career. We’re just so far beyond the pale now.

      Chris Christie has an anecdote about the 2016 primaries: he was watching the interview where Trump said John McCain wasn’t a hero because heroes don’t get caught. After hearing that, Christie picked up the phone, called Jeb Bush, and said, “I guess it’s just you and me now. One of us is going to be president, and one of us is going to be vice president.” Because anyone else saying that in 2016 would’ve been career-ending.

      Now that the whole party has formed around Trump, anyone in the Republican party can say shit like this these days.

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        There was a time when it would’ve ended any politician’s career.

        Yep. But it’s notable that it now only applies to one side.

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      When a single pic surfaced of Al Franken making a gesture his political career was immediately ruined.

      This dude has a long, well documented history of raping children and bragging about sexual assault yet here we are.