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Suburban Phoenix Real Estate Broker

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Ya think it's easy?

“The dirty secret about dog shows? There are no show dogs or work dogs or hunting dogs. Just lovable mutts who can be trained to do anything.”

I had a bunch of impeachment links, but I ditched them. If you care, you know what to Doogle. I expect I’ll wait to see the highlight reel. I’m much more curious about Trump and his portents than I am watching the Senate embarrass itself some more, in any case.

I was on the bubble about Trump forever: Di or Id? We know now: Trump’s Achilles’ heel is his reputation – second by second. A Di truly does not care what other people think, especially about him or his work. Ask me how I know? Trump cares a great deal, and so it is easy to push him off his game by threatening him in the next few news cycles.

Idsc, I think, not that it matters. Trump was never the solution, just the stopgap. We’ll find out this week if he can retain that role, but the gap is all but unstopped – at least for now.

In other news:

Housing Wire: 5 million missed rent or mortgage payments in December.

Redfin: Redfin Publishes Commissions on Over 700,000 Homes for Sale. What’s funny about this? Only Cautious buyers care what the Buyer’s Agent makes. Redfin is crowing that its marketing excludes black, brown and poor people generally by disparate impact.

Housing Wire: More real estate agents charged with storming the Capitol.

Rob Hahn: What Did the Judge Mean Here? Questions on the PLS v. NAR Ruling.

City Journal: The Other California: After Covid-19, the Inland Empire offers a way forward for the Golden State.

The Federalist: Leftists Are Colonizing Red Towns Like Mine, And Local Republicans Are Clueless.

FEE.org: The Democrats Just Reintroduced a Labor Law that Would Destroy Uber—And It Could Actually Pass This Time.

National Review: The Fracturing of the American Ideal.