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Here are more credible explanations on how Bush dealt with the missing DOD trillions:-
1. Bush REALLY REALLY likes Pokemon!
2. Bush discovered a little too late that while gold in World of Warcraft can be purchased, its not a completely convertible commodity. On the plus side, a certain avatar on the Warstomp server, KingDubya lv70 Orc Warrior, now has the most SWEET Tier IV broadsword u have ever seen;
3. Bush received an email from Reagan's secret Nigerian love child asking for help to move millions out of Nigeria to fund his faith based initiatives, and all he needed was the DOD bank account number;
4. Bush's bookie was willing to give him REALLY good odds on Bob Jones University making the Final Four;
5. A really bad night in Vegas;
6. The money isn't really missing at all! Its sitting safely in a Swiss bank security deposit box. Dubya has every intention of returning the money too, but first he needs to remember which county in Texas is Switzerland located in;
7. eBay + (Auction on autographed CD of Garth Brook's best hits) + (Limited understanding on how to use a decimal point)= 1 trillion dollars;
Feel free to add to the list!!
6. The money
Ah yes ... American Democracy at its finest. The Supreme Court had a shot at dismantling this behemoth, but chickened out when it ruled large contributions from commercial entities as a legitimate form of free speech.
In the Third World, autocrats and dictators keep the masses oppressed at the point of a gun. In America, the ruling elite keep the masses oppresed at the point of a checque book.
Po-Tay-To ... Po-Tah-To
Well actually there is one significant difference. In the Third World, the masses know they are being made to eat sh*t, but are powerless to do anything about it. In America, the masses have the power to do something about it, but thanks to well funded disinformation campaigns and partisan scare tactics, they have been brainwashed into thinking that eating sh*t is good for you.
If Fear is the guiding principle of the Rethuglican Party, Spinelessness and Disorganization are the guiding principles of the Democrats.
I mean seriously. Voters have given the Democrats control of the House, the Senate and the Presidency. The President came into office with a massive amount of political capital and goodwill.
When W was in the Oval Office, and had control of the House and Senate, he can and did get things done by running roughshod over Democrat sensibilities. And servile creatures that we are, the Democratic leadership whinged and moaned but ultimately fell into line.
Now the tables are turned ... and yet somehow the Democrats seemed to get bogged down at every turn. Our reaction to Rethuglican scare mongering and cheap town hall tactics is to plead "Can't we all just get along? How about if I insert this concession? Please stop hurting me."
I agree with the Democratic electoral platform and values. But at some point, you have to ask yourself whether its worthwhile to continue supporting a hapless loser. Obama has the potential to be a great president. Unfortunately, he's saddled with the Democrats.