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The new Report on illegal spying is not a real investigation

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  • Saturday, July 11, 2009 06:26 AM

    Mike

    The deal? The deal is obvious -- any investigations will cause backlash that will destroy any hope of Obama having a successful presidency in any area. Whether the threat is real or not is a side issue. If enough of Obama's people believe it's true it will be true.

    You might say the deal is bogus. The deal is false. It's a bad deal. But that's the deal.

    —CTO Read CTO's other letters

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