I love this Mencken quote:

by oviedoirish , Oviedo, Florida, Monday, June 29, 2026, 05:20 (24 days ago) @ KGB

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
― H.L. Mencken, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe

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Alan Shipnuck: Phil Mickelson’s Long History of Misconduct - hobbs, 2026-06-27, 06:44
- Sorta piling on, but I marshalled the '03 Open at Shinnecock - cdawg, 2026-06-29, 11:28
  - Somethat OT, but: I hate Shinnecock on TV. - domer.mq, 2026-06-29, 11:46
    - Watch the Bryan Bros play it on YouTube - terribletr, 2026-06-29, 18:47
    - You're 100% right. It's not a great course either IMO - cdawg, 2026-06-29, 15:17
- What a douche. - Grantland, 2026-06-29, 05:51
- He and Tiger have long hated each other -- - omahadomer, 2026-06-28, 18:58
  - Pairing Tiger and Phil in the Ryder was one heck of - BillyGoat, 2026-06-29, 10:47
    - Pretty sure it was just Hal Sutton who tried that - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-06-29, 11:36
      - It was - terribletr, 2026-06-29, 12:53
  - I’ve heard Amy is a very kind woman - San Pedro, 2026-06-29, 05:37
- I absolutely idolized him in HS. - domer.mq, 2026-06-27, 12:16
  - I’d amend that last line - Jack, 2026-06-28, 15:08
  - The fact that he's gone Elon Musk fanboy/MAGA while - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-06-27, 18:18
    - All those fit together when you think about it - Jack, 2026-06-28, 15:31
  - LaFun’s and my grandfather hated him before it was cool - Kumar, 2026-06-27, 17:23
    - That said a lot more about Payne Stewart as a good guy - Jack, 2026-06-28, 15:24
    - Kind of ironic... - domer.mq, 2026-06-28, 08:22
  - Had friends who knew him in… - PMan, 2026-06-27, 13:09
  - I never cared for him. - KGB, 2026-06-27, 12:52
    - Same, but for stupider reasons - Dylan, 2026-06-28, 06:38
    - One doesn't have to look far - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-06-27, 16:23
      - It's precisely why Trump has a predilection - KGB, 2026-06-27, 16:33
        
        I love this Mencken quote: - oviedoirish, 2026-06-29, 05:20
    - Always seemed like the fans generally liked him - Chris, 2026-06-27, 14:48
      - One of my big turnoffs - KGB, 2026-06-27, 15:42

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I love this Mencken quote: