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It gave me a jab of joy to see that I am mentioned in my favorite language column (now that Bill Safire has gone to the Great Grammarian in the Sky) as a fervent defender of "jab" as a superior alternative to "shot." — PolitiTweet.org

Using the British-style "jab" to refer to a Covid vaccination is proving divisive in the US, but it turns out the r… https://t.co/2Ev2DnMy6D

Posted April 8, 2021

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It's been nearly 27 years since the assault weapons ban was added to the 1994 crime bill. As the witty conservative economist Herb Stein once said, "If something can't go on forever, it won't." That's why I believe that the gun lobby will soon have its moment of reckoning. — PolitiTweet.org

"It is hard to think of any other issue on which majority rights have been thwarted for so long by the unyielding o… https://t.co/tNMWqsbJ8y

Posted April 8, 2021

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@pattmlatimes True, but most supporters in 1994 assumed that it would be easy to reauthorize it in 2004. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 8, 2021