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Iā€™m very sad to see him go.

It is also very, very weird to me that the Democrats closed ranks with Bob Menendez after throwing Al Franken under the bus almost immediately for basically nothing.

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This made me LOL several times. Is Santos too hot for Bravo to handle? Otherwise we'll see him with a podcast in the not-too-distant future.

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That photo is exactly how I want to remember Santos.

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Santos made the classic SBF and Madoff mistake: He screwed with people who should have been natural allies.

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Hereā€™s the thing: nobody wanted Santos gone more than gay people, no matter what their politics. Most gay people worldwide still feel the pressure to live a lie; Santos making a sport out of that doesnā€™t help anyone.

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The weird thing (ok one of many) about Congress is there doesn't seem to be a set of uniformly enforced laws. Members just sorta do what they want to do, and then other members get faux furious at them for things that may or may not be a violation. And then after the gnashing of teeth Congress will pass another random law to show they're serious about maintaining their dignity. So members can now wear cargo shorts to session but not bikinis, you can charge things on the credit cards of other members but not their mother's, you can embezzle from foreigners so long as it's not kept in gold bars in your closet.

Oh, and I'm sure yoiu've seen Cawthorn humping his best buddy. Seems like a lot of work for a straight guy with mobility issues. I'm just sayin'...

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I've been only a casual consumer of the news about Santos. Frankly, I didn't know he was gay until I read Josh's post. Today.

Maybe that means I need to be a better informed news consumer.

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Very high messy bitch quotient

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Definitely made me pause and examine my own motivations. Thank you

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Also very funny that allegations are that he used campaign funds for Botox, Sephora, and Only Fans.

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One of your best in a while. Made me laugh out loud in the bagle shop. Thanks!

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How does your theory apply to all the flaming liberal gay-loving House Democrats who voted to expel Santos?

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Will definitely be watching if and how the House (and the media) deals with all of Andy Ogles as compared to Santos.

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