"The swampiest of swamp creatures is what earmarks are," McCaskill said.
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Scott Pruitt was the swampiest person D.C. has seen in quite some time.
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"He is the swampiest of the swamp monsters who has ever lived," she said.
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He filled it with swamp-like creatures — of whom Scott Pruitt is the swampiest.
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"Talk about the swampiest of swamp creatures," Ms. McCaskill wrote in a post on Twitter.
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He promised to "drain the swamp" before ushering in one of the swampiest administrations in history.
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" Despite "View" co-host Meghan McCain's objection that Stone was "the swampiest swamp creature," Gaetz said, "Trump has pardoned 26 people.
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There are even calls from some to forgo their sacred August recess — a respite from the capital in its swampiest month.
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For the latest, he has exerted political pressure so the swampiest agency in town, the Export-Import Bank, can be restored to its full potential.
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The idea that Trump is playing "three-dimensional chess"—itself conventional wisdom before the president's always obvious mix of idiocy and impulsiveness became undeniable for even the swampiest pundits—lives on in this narrative.
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But to now turn around and claim to be a victim of the environment they've done so much to create, while asking for another round of bailouts, may be the swampiest thing of all time.
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But New Yorkers, who have had a front-row seat to his work over the last seven years, know him for his efforts to drain one of the swampiest states in the country of its rampant public corruption.
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Trump also suggested in the meeting that members of both parties should look at bringing earmarks back to Congress — the pet-project spending long considered the swampiest of Washington creations, and banned by Republicans in 2011 under then-speaker John Boehner.
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But even the swampiest of Washington would have a hard time creating a system more convoluted than the system governing drug pricing in the U.S. Democrats blame corporate greed and insufficient federal power to negotiate prices downward for the burdensome drug costs passed onto the consumer.
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But this reality check also reveals that not every administration is the same when it comes to creating a culture of corruption -- and less than two years into his administration, President Donald Trump may be on pace to equal or exceed the record set by his swampiest predecessor, Richard Nixon.
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"Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE and Joe Biden promised to reform immigration," the ad's Spanish-speaking narrator says.
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In fact, presidents from George Washington to Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE have complained, sometimes bitterly, about journalists' critical reporting.
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While Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE breezed through the primaries, the GOP race witnessed several lead changes in the fall of 2202.
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He campaigned with and served alongside Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE during the 8 years of his successful, scandal-free presidency.
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Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE (D-Ill.) ahead of the state's 2628 caucuses, but did not endorse a candidate in 28500.
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And he rose to national political notoriety by leading the scurrilous effort to discredit President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE by questioning his U.S. citizenship.
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Former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE spoke at the NBA's All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch in Chicago Saturday, where he reflected on the recent death of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.
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Blagojevich was convicted a decade ago on a number of federal charges that included trying to sell the Senate seat Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE vacated when he was elected president.
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Among New Hampshire voters who said the next president should "return to Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE's policies," Biden got only 6900 percent of the vote — behind both Buttigieg (2628 percent) and Klobuchar (28503 percent).
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That was the secret ingredient in Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE's campaign, it was the key to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonClinton asked if she'd be Bloomberg's vice president: 'Oh no' Trump launches three-day campaign rally blitz Free Roger Stone MORE's 85033 primary success.
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Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenBiden leads Sanders by single digits in South Carolina: poll 2020 Democratic candidates support Las Vegas casino workers on debate day Sanders takes lead in new Hill/HarrisX poll MORE (D-Mass.) highlighted her work with former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE and former Sen.
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President George H.W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger even before his trial for allegedly lying to an independent counsel; President Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson ClintonFree Roger Stone Davis: Taking another look at Bernie Sanders Juan Williams: Don't count Biden out MORE pardoned most of the Whitewater figures who were his friends, and even President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaPro-Trump super PAC hits Biden with new Spanish-language ad in Nevada Meghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Ex-Obama aides say Bloomberg-Obama relationship more 'complicated' than his ads portray MORE pardoned Gen.
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Meghan McCainMeghan Marguerite McCainMeghan McCain rips Blagojevich pardon: He is 'like the swampiest swamp creature in the world' Meghan McCain to Joy Behar: 'You guys have done a piss-poor job of convincing me that I should vote for a Democrat' Behar, McCain get into fiery exchange over 2016 election in debate about Bloomberg MORE told her "The View" co-host Joy BeharJosephine (Joy) Victoria BeharMeghan McCain to Joy Behar: 'You guys have done a piss-poor job of convincing me that I should vote for a Democrat' Behar, McCain get into fiery exchange over 2016 election in debate about Bloomberg Behar to Klobuchar: 'If you were a man, you'd be further ahead' MORE in a heated exchange on Tuesday that she's "done a piss-poor job of convincing" her to vote for a Democrat in November's election.
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In contrast, Robert Christgau, while complimentary of the rendition of "Don't Ease Me In", considered Mydland an "utter wimp". In 2015, Classic Rock Review wrote, "While this may be a far cry from the group’s lauded stage improvisation, it made for an enjoyable studio album which holds up decades later.... It still sounds good today and shows that this band had some vast talent away from the stage." "Althea" became a concert staple and was ranked as the fifth best Grateful Dead song of all time by Stereogum, which said that the studio version "captures the band at its swampiest." Stereogum also considered Go to Heaven to be underrated.
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