Thu
Oct 17 2019
06:00 am
By: R. Neal
Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore has died at the age of 68. He was chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
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Clinton and Obama both speak
Clinton and Obama both speak at the services for Elijah Cummings. I miss the eloquent and caring presidents of the past. We need more like them and Elijah Cummings.
From Digby, When presidents
(in reply to bizgrrl)
From Digby,
When presidents weren't imbeciles