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Saffi's avatar

Graham wasn't his friend because he doesn't have any.

Graham didn't respect him because no one does.

They either loathe him, or see him as useful in some way.

Sue's avatar

Regarding the nomination of Lindsey Graham’s sister to fill out his term

until a vote for a replacement….

Why? How is she qualified? This should not be some nod to family dynasty or dynamics.

Couldn’t the governor choose someone with political experience and knowledge of our country?

We might as well have a lottery and choose a pot luck citizen

Every. Effing. Day.'s avatar

Well, competence isn’t a factor that enters in for this crowd, after all. And maybe Trump wants to normalize the idea of political dynasties.

Bruce Maslack's avatar

I had been thinking about beheading. Don’t ask me why. I did not know of Lavoisier’s final experiment. It confirms my supposition. What a great man he was! I agree that he died fulfilling his own personal purpose and meaning to the very end.

Every. Effing. Day.'s avatar

It may not be true - I can't find a good source, and I first heard it in a review of the book "Severance," which took the 90 seconds idea and wrote stories about famous beheaded people that each take about 90 seconds to read. But he was quite the figure in science (and tax collection) - someone said at the time something like "it takes only a second to remove his head, but it'll take a century to find another one like it."

In any case, I'd just as soon keep my head on my shoulders, but metaphorically, it's an end I could aspire to.

Bruce Berkman's avatar

Sadly, there is no apparent truth to the "blinking" legend.

Every. Effing. Day.'s avatar

Yeah, I had a feeling there probably was not. But I decided to go with the poetic license.