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Radley Balko
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Journalist. Author of Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author of The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
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The sad thing about Pence isnā€™t that his political career ended with a humiliating whimper. He deserves that. Itā€™s that it ended that way because he did one thing that met the absolute minimum standards of decency and integrity. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Former Vice President Mike Pence suspends his 2024 presidential bid
Former Vice President Mike Pence suspends his 2024 presidential bid

The former vice presidentā€™s campaign never gained traction as he confronted a GOP that has moved beyond the Reagan-era conservatism he embodied.

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ATgreatchumpion.bsky.social

I lived in Indiana when Mike Pence was governor, and his mistake was, despite having huge critiques of Trump, forgetting them to be VP He absolutely could have maintained a strong reputation in conservative Indiana, but gave up minimum standards of decency to become VP in the first place

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Sstosh44.bsky.social

Pence could have been a hero. Gone down in history, but he choose a cowardly path!

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MUmelbaunicorn.bsky.social

Plenty more like this & willing to prop mediocrity like this up in IN. šŸ˜” And it is concerning what he & Karen Pence will push on Hoosiers in the name of churchgoing/Focus on the Family/"morality"/evangelicalism in step with likes of newly speakered Mike Johnson.

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JBainteefa44.bsky.social

A more pathetic, cowardly person would be hard to find. He is such a sniveling weasel.

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SWstaidwinnow.bsky.social

Which was...to follow the law instead of breaking it. Oh, he also decided *not to shoot up* the breakfast place he visited last week. So, two things.

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DRdannyrubin.bsky.social

I guess. Maybe. Thereā€™s no way to run the counterfactual, but I think if he hadnā€™t done that one thing, then his career probably wouldā€™ve ended with him being guilty of a felony.

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JAanniemouse.bsky.social

Once again we can congratulate Pence on doing the right thing, once all other options were exhausted.

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CRcoreyryung.bsky.social

And, after doing the minimally decent thing on 1/6, Pence has spent every moment since distancing himself from that moral act in a futile attempt to regain any semblance of power and influence. It's pathetic.

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thethinblackduke.bsky.social

Another mediocre white man living an unexamined life.

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Tstuartmatthew.bsky.social

He fit right in with the Pro-death GOP long before he got to Washington. Hope among hope that we never hear from him again.

Mike Pence's Defining Moment As Governor? Enabling An HIV Outbreak.
Mike Pence's Defining Moment As Governor? Enabling An HIV Outbreak.

Here's what to do if you want to create a public health crisis.

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Radley Balko
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Journalist. Author of Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author of The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
21.5k followers521 following1.6k posts