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To: puborectalis who wrote (637206)	11/27/2011 12:16:57 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1583371

Yeah, I realize that, and hold Clinton partially responsible. But Gore bored a contented nation, who took a mistaken flyer on W. He was sure he had it in the bag.

To: puborectalis who wrote (637206)	11/27/2011 12:46:04 AM
From: i-node	8 Recommendations Respond to of 1583371

>> you realize that if Clinton had kept his john in his pants we would have had Gore and no Iraq War and we'd be in better shape than we are now. More importantly, if Clinton had taken any one of multiple opportunities to capture or kill bin Laden, there quite likely would have been no 9/11. Had Clinton responded appropriately to Saddam's violations of the terms of the various UN resolutions by restarting the Gulf War at the time, it would not have been necessary for the Iraq War to have happened later on as Saddam would have been already gone. But, no, Clinton didn't have the balls to do what had to be done. All woulda, coulda, shoulda.

To: puborectalis who wrote (637206)	11/27/2011 7:22:11 AM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583371

The analysis shows the wars have cost $1.3 trillion since 9/11, the Bush tax cuts cost $1.7 trillion in lost revenue over a decade, and Medicare Part D costs $369 billion over a decade. The recession has also been a major contributor to the d ebt. There are people here who will go down to the mat arguing that the bush tax cuts actually created more revenue...they actually believe that these tax cuts reduced the deficit... Al

To: puborectalis who wrote (637206)	11/27/2011 9:13:34 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1583371

Gore absolutely would have gone to war with Saddam.

To: puborectalis who wrote (637206)	11/27/2011 5:35:51 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583371

Obama can do all of the following and he is still considered “brilliant” ! (because the press desires for you think think that!) 1. How many states? Vice President Dan Quayle was virtually laughed out of Washington for misspelling potato back in 1992, yet Barack Obama made a more elementary flub when, during the 2008 campaign, he said: “I've now been in 57 states—I think one left to go.’’ 2. Hero soldier mix-up: While commending troops at Fort Drum, N.Y., for their completed deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Obama said, “A comrade of yours, Jared Monti, was the first person who I was able to award the Medal of Honor to who actually came back and wasn't receiving it posthumously.” Wrong hero. Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti was killed in action, another soldier, Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta, was the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor that fought in Afghanistan. 3. What year is it? During a trip to London’s Westminster Abbey, President Obama signed the guest book and dated it 24 May 2008. Oops. It was 2011. (Maybe he was wistfully dreaming about his 2008 election campaign at the time.) 4. Look at the map: Not only does Obama not know how many states there are, he also doesn’t know where they are. During the 2008 primary campaign, he explained why he was trailing Hillary Clinton in Kentucky: “Sen. Clinton, I think, is much better known, coming from a nearby state of Arkansas. So it’s not surprising that she would have an advantage in some of those states in the middle.” Obama’s home state of Illinois, and not Arkansas, shares a border with Kentucky. 5. What language is that? In April 2009, on one of his many foreign trips, President Obama mused, “I don’t know what the term is in Austrian” for “wheeling and dealing.” Oops, Mr. President. There is no Austrian language. 6. Twister casualties: After a devastating tornado hit Kansas, Obama discussed the tragedy without help from a teleprompter, saying, ‘’In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died—an entire town destroyed.’’ He was only off by 9,988 as the twister killed 12 people. 7. How old is Malia? The President last month thought he was so clever, unfavorably comparing Republican procrastination on the debt limit to his daughters finishing their homework early. In his remarks, Obama made a reference to daughter Malia, saying she was 13 years old, when at the time she was 12. Imagine the press reaction if Michele Bachmann made a misstatement about any of her five children or 23 foster kids.