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Entries from May 26th, 2008

Mr. Bush and the G.I. Bill

May 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Iraq, Politics

nytimes.com Editorial— Having saddled the military with a botched, unwinnable war, having squandered soldiers’ lives and failed them in so many ways, the commander in chief now resists giving the troops a chance at better futures out of uniform. So lavish with other people’s sacrifices, so reckless in pouring the national treasure into the sandy [...]

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Hillary Clinton’s Freudian Slip

May 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Presidential Candidate

Wikipedia: A Freudian slip, or parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that is believed to be caused by the unconscious mind. It is important to note that these slips are semi-conscious. This is to say that these thoughts are consciously repressed and then unconsciously released. Hillary Clinton’s Freudian slip: My husband [...]

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Bush: I Gave Up Golf For The Troops

May 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Iraq, John McCain, Politics, War

Mr. President, the war isn’t about you – or golf Another good one from Keith Olbermann Perhaps realizing that no one in this country cares or listens to him anymore, our scum bag of a President took a trip to Israel this week looking for someone, anyone to justify his pathetic existence. He did get [...]

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Mission Accomplished

May 11th, 2008 · 13 Comments · Iran, Iraq, John McCain, Politics, Presidential Candidate, Surge, War

McCain wants to stay in Iraq until no more Americans are getting killed, no matter how long it takes and how many Americans get killed achieving that goal–that is, the goal of not getting any more Americans killed. And once that goal is achieved, we’ll stay.

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