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Clinton, amateur, Bush, professional
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Clinton was a student president. The most he could muster was a Whitewater, a kid’s stuff cigar fiasco, and a sophmoric what is, "is." Bush, George W., now there’s a pro. In the service of pros. A mass murderer, a large scale oil thief, and no doubt the most hated [...]
OT: Before It's Too Late in Iraq (op-ed)
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Before It’s Too Late in Iraq By Wesley K. Clark Friday, August 26, 2005; Page A21 In the old, familiar fashion, mounting U.S. casualties in Iraq have mobilized increasing public doubts about the war. More than half the American people now believe that the invasion of Iraq was a mistake. [...]
OT: Congressmen and Senators
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I had an interesting question posed to me and I’d like to pass it on if anyone could be so kind as to answer it. How many black congressmen or senators has each of the Democratic and Republican parties had elected to these positions? Thanks in advance. Ken Wilson [...]
Windfall for Washington
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WSJ REVIEW & OUTLOOK July 15, 2005; Page A10 Let’s see if we can get this straight: When tax revenues fall and budget deficits go up, it’s bad news. But when tax revenues rise and deficits decline, it’s still bad news. At least that seems to be the way a [...]
O.T. Social Security Trustees New Report
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- The trust fund for Social Security will go broke in 2041 – a year earlier than previously estimated – the trustees reported Wednesday. Trustees also said that Medicare, the giant health care program for the elderly and disabled, faces insolvency in 2020. The new projections made in the trustees annual [...]
Who gets credit for causing the collapse of the Soviet Union? a. Ronald Reagan, for promoting Star Wars b. the pope, for being Polish c. Mikhail Gorbachev, for allowing dissention d. the KGB, for abusing the people e. Saudi Aramco, for lowering oil prices
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Who gets credit for causing the collapse of the Soviet Union? >a. Ronald Reagan, for promoting Star Wars >b. the pope, for being Polish >c. Mikhail Gorbachev, for allowing dissention >d. the KGB, for abusing the people >e. Saudi Aramco, for lowering oil prices >Stephen Kotkin points [...]
Another Canadian Myth – BUSTED!
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December 4, 1997 DIRT LIES UNDER CANADA’S ‘GREEN’ IMAGE by Colin Nickerson, the Boston Globe SYDNEY, Nova Scotia–With its craggy mountains, dense forests, and spectacular headlands rearing from the Atlantic’s churn, Cape Breton Island ranks among the grandest of Canada’s national treasures. [...]
OT: Grumbling Swells on Rumsfeld's Right Flank
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December 16, 2004 THE DEFENSE SECRETARY Grumbling Swells on Rumsfeld’s Right Flank By TODD S. PURDUM WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s terse response last week to a National Guardsman’s concerns about a lack of battle armor in Iraq has set off a sharp round of fresh [...]
Today I am so Proud to be an American!!!
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> Truth is, we >> are the envy of the world. > Truth is, that is the propaganda that your government feeds you. The US > under Bush is the sewer and gutter of the world. > Sjoerd > Actually, it’s not so much the [...]
OT: Fahrenheit 911 is what it is
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jk writes: >The problem I have with the film is that it prompts its viewers to draw, in
many cases, ridiculous conclusions from the ‘facts’ being depicted. What are some of those conclusions?
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> jk writes: >The problem I have with the film is that it prompts its viewers to draw, [...]