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"As John has been saying for the last several days, this is a time when we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats." (Cindy McCain addressing her comrads at the Republican Convention, Labor Day - September 1, 2008.)
For now, the storm is over and Republicans can breath a sigh of relief as they remove that heavy American hat and replace it with the light weight of their Republican hat.
Once again the Republicans can chant their Orwellian mantra of "personal responsibility", "ownership society", "free trade", "school choice", "intelligent design", and give Rev Rich Warren a mental high five for asking McCain and Obama to explain to the American people what their relationship is to Jesus. Last, but not least, they can demonstrate their hypocricy on matters pertaining to sex and sexual morals. Without doubt, this self-righteous assembly would be condemning the moral character of a democratic politician and the politician's daughter under identical circumstances.
