Thomas J. Raleigh · Author · Essayist · Raconteur · Est. 1950
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MAGA Stooge of the Week: “The Keebler Elf”

A couple weeks ago, CNN’s Capitol Hill reporter, Manu Raju, questioned House Speaker Mike Johnson about whether the American public should judge him for referring to the war with Iran as a “short term skirmish”.  In the exchange, Raju noted that Johnson had previously…

September 26, 2026 · 1 min read
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