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BlueTsunami2018

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10. It's courageous to simply carry out your duties?

Reply to eShirl (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:04 PM

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He did what he was supposed to do, nothing more, nothing less.

Was Walter Mondale a profile in courage for certifying Captain Jellybean’s election?

Poppy for certifying Clinton’s?

Biden for certifying Obama’s?

No. They simply fulfilled their duties. And without any hemming and hawing or looking for ways not to do it.

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