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"... But I do have a problem with knee-jerk cynical pronouncements ..."
Then stop making so many of them.
Your words are those of the classic wild-eyed lefty --- a cliche. You assume that because I am anti-Bush that I think that Democrats are the answer. As a libertarian, I find your kind to be potentially just as dangerous. The left is less dangerous at the moment only because they are out of power for now.
Both sides want to dominate and control --- you only differ on who should hold the whip. (or bombs)