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crud

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12. Sometimes it amazes me

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:31 AM

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what catches fire with the American public. The debate about whether the reflecting pool is worthy of attention with all the other major failures of tRump is irrelevant. When people make it a big deal, it's a big deal. The public knows corruption and incompetence, and this story illustrates it perfectly.

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The reflecting pool is inconsequential [View all] edhopper Tuesday OP

True. Srkdqltr Tuesday #1

John Heilman made a list radical noodle Tuesday #2

John Heilmann did that on Deadline Whitehouse yesterday. gab13by13 Tuesday #4

Oh shoot... did I get the name wrong? radical noodle Tuesday #7

Seriously. For the money he could have hired top experts MadameButterfly Tuesday #3

if he had gone through the proper channels, mopinko Tuesday #10

He is one of those people PatSeg Tuesday #14

It is also a symbol of - RB77 Tuesday #5

It's an easy-to-understand metaphor for the entire shitshow. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #6

I disagree. LisaL Tuesday #8

I suspect you read the thread title and not the body of the post... Wounded Bear Tuesday #13

It's worse when you look at how blatantly corrupt it is themaguffin Tuesday #9

and the ever present malaise Tuesday #11

Sometimes it amazes me crud Tuesday #12

Yes. It's an easily understood example, as well. MineralMan Tuesday #15

And attempted cover up... kentuck Tuesday #16

It's just another thing justaprogressive Tuesday #17

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing 'Bubblers' and a Rush Job (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #18