I tear up every time you post your Gettysburg thread, my brother.

-- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863

He really is remarkable.

Sorry my reply is so late, but I did see Lawrence's commentary that night. He does a superb job of giving the insights of someone who has been in the room.

Thank you. I am often in awe of your experience, and your dedication. All I can offer is my own thoughts and perspective, which often seem really meager. I try to be thoughtful. I hope that is enough.

I think it's important to keep the nuance in mind. I totally get the idea of letting the suffering of Americans put pressure on Republicans to extend ACA subsidies. I also get that means we condone the suffering of Americans.

Most important: We must win 2026.

It wasn't the Senators who were suffering. They were concerned about the people in their States who were suffering. I honestly don't know if that's proper or not. And I don't know if waiting longer would have changed Republican minds.

I'm with you there.

He'll certainly try. I don't know what powers he has here.

Lawrence always is.

Yes, you got the message!

Same here.

You are correct, and it's a valid point. I was making a different point, which is that creationism = science denialism. I accept your view (a perfectly valid one) that there may be more effective ways to make the point I wanted to make. 👊