Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I analyze Biden's stimulus dilemma based on an aphorism coined by my con-man great-uncle Freeman Bernstein, a usually broke Broadway character a century ago. Walter Winchell quoted Freeman as saying, “A fast dime is better than a slow quarter, any time!” https://t.co/3rvijzceeO — PolitiTweet.org

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Me: "Like a shrewd legislative tactician—or a 19-year-old with a complicated dating life—Biden is keeping his options open. Which is a wise given that the road forward in the 50-50 Senate, no matter which direction Biden chooses, remains perilous." https://t.co/Il6pCDDlAa — PolitiTweet.org

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@lynnsweet @RahmEmanuel @JoshNBCNews @carolelee I think China has a higher tolerance for profanity. — PolitiTweet.org

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Imagine the ideas that have been rejected in SF as too extreme or divisive. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClydeHaberman @JohnRobertAnde3 I was mostly referring to how helpful everyone was at the vaccination site on Stanton Street and how the city’s website worked well once you got on it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JohnRobertAnde3 @ClydeHaberman Profiled Gillibrand back in 2009. And o learned all about her grandmother Polly Noonan. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JohnRobertAnde3 @ClydeHaberman Second jab (don’t I sound British?) scheduled for late February. And then I will be clubbing all night, every night. I should add that I was impressed with how well NYC handled the vaccinations. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JohnRobertAnde3 @ClydeHaberman I am honored. And I do want to tell her that I am old enough to know the honored history of a certain mayor with the first name of Erastus. — PolitiTweet.org

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Definitely true. But also not a high pole vault bar for McConnell. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClydeHaberman You forgot a guy named Roosevelt. — PolitiTweet.org

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@benjamin_oc Trust me, as someone who lost track of new music in the 1970s, it won't get easier. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @daveweigel: Early days but it does feel like the “voters who liked the president still like him” coverage structure ended with Trump. S… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Lis_Smith Somehow I fear that reference may be lost south of the Hudson River. — PolitiTweet.org

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Other new, less worrisome, Covid variants: The Nantucket Strain: Virus comes encased in green pants with whales on them. CNN Strain: Virus comes with its own countdown clock. Swiss Strain: Virus can also yodel. — PolitiTweet.org

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You have an eager reader for all your baseball pieces or any 2020 campaign nostalgia. Congratulations. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@CleverTitleTK Obama bankrolled abortion farms in a tan suit made by Mexicans. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @joe_sheehan: Baseball is and always has been a regular-season sport, run for 30 years now by people who treat the regular season like a… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jonathanalter My underlying point was that as terrific as your book "The Defining Moment" (everyone should read it) is on FDR's 100 Days, the lessons of 1933 have limited value with the Congress of 2021. Too much, in my view, is being made of FDR-Biden parallels. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mseyfang Disagree somewhat. Only measure is success. Biden doesn’t get big points for effort. But Twitter is much better suited to detail FDR’s majorities than to argue the nuances of legislative strategies. Especially since I’d guess were 85% in agreement. — PolitiTweet.org

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@howardrgold1 @HotlineJosh Yes. Don’t have the exact numbers at hand. — PolitiTweet.org

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@howardrgold1 @HotlineJosh Yes. FDR’s 22-seat Senate majority in 1933 was a lagging indicator because of six-year terms. By 1937, the Democrats had 76 Senate seats. — PolitiTweet.org

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FDR’s margins in Congress were epic. The House was 313-115 in 1933. And 59-37 in the Senate. And remember the filibuster was rarely used. FDR is not a reasonable model for Biden despite current rhetoric. — PolitiTweet.org

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@EMC_Maine But that church visit is only within the last hour. It has been quiet all day. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LOLGOP But I fear that too many Republicans are addicted to Trump-style chaos. Beyond the policies, beyond the vicious attacks, there is something hypnotic about a president who is constantly in your line of vision. That may be the true authoritarian temptation. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RachelBitecofer @JoeBiden @NFL In a sense, you can't believe it until you're experiencing a weekend when -- despite the pandemic -- life serves blessedly normal. — PolitiTweet.org

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Is a quiet weekend Joe Biden's biggest gift to the nation? Right now, it certainly feels that way. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Margoandhow @jonathanalter Thanks so much. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheJohnsonPost: Excellent piece here by @MrWalterShapiro on @jonathanalter's fine new bio of Jimmy Carter. Looking forward to @Boises… — PolitiTweet.org

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@MatthewJFranck @Kansas_Press As a journalist writing about politics, I realize that I have ordered about six different books from @Kansas_Press in the last year. I hope the trustees know how important the Press is for the prestige of the university. — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianros1 @jbf1755 Of course, I assume that Charles Sumter didn't have an office beyond his desk when he was nearly killed on the Senate floor in 1856. — PolitiTweet.org