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Mon May-02-11 06:33 PM
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| Before getting too revved up about OBL, let me say four words... |
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GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH
He "won" the first Iraqi war (even had a victory parade), and the following year went down to a stinging defeat. A week fromnow, voters will be back to worrying about jobs, the economy and the deficit. We need to be prepared to act on policy in the short term and campaign in the long-term as if our lives depend on it.
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Mon May-02-11 06:34 PM
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| 1. Iraq was never about the US or our safety. |
| Initech
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Mon May-02-11 06:36 PM
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| 3. It was about one thing and one thing only: profit. |
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Mon May-02-11 07:26 PM
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| 14. Doesn't seem like we got any out of that deal |
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Mon May-02-11 06:35 PM
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| 2. That was a limited engagement |
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lasting only a few months and there was significant anger about him not taking out Saddam Hussein at the time.
This is significantly different imo.
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Mon May-02-11 06:36 PM
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"It's the economy stupid!" - Bill Clinton, 1992
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Mon May-02-11 06:36 PM
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| 5. This is different. Iraq was never a big deal to most Americans. |
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9/11 wounded our souls... last night the wound began to heal.. and that wont be forgotten soon.. if ever.
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Mon May-02-11 06:37 PM
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| 6. Yes, Bin Laden's death won't mean a whole lot at the ballot box. |
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Clinton and Carville's axiom hasn't been disproven yet. It's still "the economy, stupid".
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Mon May-02-11 06:41 PM
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| 8. I can't wait to hear the stump speeches |
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"I killed Bin Laden, kept unemployment from reaching 15% and gas from being $8 a gallon"
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Mon May-02-11 06:41 PM
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| 7. I have to agree that this will not take Obama all the way to 2012. |
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Americans have some really short memories.
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Mon May-02-11 06:43 PM
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| 11. I remember there was even an SNL skit about who would be dumb enough to go up against GHWB. |
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Mon May-02-11 06:49 PM
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| 12. Bwaaaahaaahaaa. The last laugh is the best laugh. |
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Mon May-02-11 07:01 PM
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"The Race to see who would lose to Bush." Every candidate was proudly proclaiming they would lose the best.
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Mon May-02-11 06:41 PM
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| 9. Bush was primaried and ran against a 3rd party conservative |
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Edited on Mon May-02-11 06:42 PM by ecstatic
ran as well. Perot got 19% of the vote--that's pretty significant.
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Mon May-02-11 06:42 PM
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| 10. "Read my lips no new taxes" |
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That is the reason he lost.
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