Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to d…

George H. W. Bush
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Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering. ✨ Like Father, Like Son by Brooke Shelby Biggs, www.motherjones.com. June 1, 2001.
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Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering. ✨ Like Father, Like Son by Brooke Shelby Biggs, www.motherjones.com. June 1, 2001.

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