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Holly Capote

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 07:04 PM
Original article: The politics of an economic nightmare

Sabatia, I was chatting with one of those stunningly bright Oxford lads and he said,

"Strongmen come and go, but the far greater threat is the economy."

As the Soviets spent themselves into a second tier power, so are we.

But at least Bush voters got a president who said he cared about abortions (which is still legal) and hated the gays (who have yet to be sent to concentration camps). Don't just blame Bush. Blame all those Bush voters too, who voted for a man who mangles 3-syllable words.

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