When they ask Republicans, they hear the chirping of crickets at best, and talk of "self-deportation" for poor immigrants at worst.

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We climb into a small fishing boat, and the sound of chirping crickets gives way to the splashing and gulping of the Adriatic beneath the hull.

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Scattered about our tents are antiques: Persian rugs, pith helmets, four-poster beds, and gramophones that crackle and squeak to the accompaniment of the chirping crickets outside.

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Bernard Catholic Church, and the din of chirping crickets surround him.

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But it is my hope and prayer that Congress gets off its self-centric butt and makes Qualified Charitable Distributions a permanent part of our tax code. (Can you hear the crickets chirping?) This would allow the charitably inclined and qualified charitable organizations to make predictable plans to pursue their worthy missions, tax free.

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