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Sunday, October 28, 2007 12:00 AM

A bizarre, unsolicited e-mail from Gen. Petraeus' spokesman

An e-mail I received this morning from Col. Steven Boylan is heavy on petty insults but extremely light on the issues that actually matter.

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  • Sunday, October 28, 2007 06:49 AM

    politicization

    I eagerly await America's outrage -- esp. in the mainstream and right wing press -- over the rank politicization of our apolitical military and related infrastructure. After all, nothing is more "big government" that governmental -- and tax dollar -- involvement in partisan activities. I assume such outrage will happen around January, 2009, just following Hillary's inaugeration.

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