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After weeks of pretending to stand against the president's demands, the House today is circulating a bill to give Bush everything he demanded.
  • For the record

    I don't know L.W.M. any better than I do bucky1. We disagree on a number of substantive issues, principally having to do with foreign policy and the legitimate uses of the military.

    Still, I do like his posts, as they're usually thoughtful, and I'm a big fan of sardonic humor.

    There is, however, one other significant difference between us. When he sees fish in a barrel he always shoots 'em. Sometimes I refrain. I don't think that this necessarily makes me a better person -- one with questionable stamina, perhaps, but certainly not one who can legitimately claim any higher moral ground.