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That was ... surprisingly inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI clicked on that, expecting more R's being dicks and D's rolling over, or maybe a PR win for D's or something like that. Good on Reid, and thanks for sharing.
I'm not a big fan of Lawrence, however, that was a good piece. A good reminder that "behind the scenes" is the a rest of the story that most of us don't and can't fully understand... given our typical information sources.
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