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Republicans explode at each other as dispute comes to a head: 'Stop embarrassing yourself'
Shrimp, Grits, and Institutional DecayThis Was Never About a ConferenceA Semafor report describes a text war between Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Joe Wilson over whether the United States would host a future session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, with Wilson repeatedly acting as if the deal were still alive even after Wicker said it was not. The reported details are almost comical: shrimps-and-grits bravado, a Trump photo, and a delegation leader having to tell a fellow Republican to stop embarrassing himself.The comedy is the cover story. The real subject is who gets to speak for the…
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