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		<title>By: JPark</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1333785</link>
		<dc:creator>JPark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>William, during the second world war we were the arsenal of the West.  I wonder what we would be now...the McDonalds of the West?  Somehow I don&#039;t think that would help defeat Hitler.  Tough guy Bush is making us pussies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>William, during the second world war we were the arsenal of the West.  I wonder what we would be now&#8230;the McDonalds of the West?  Somehow I don&#8217;t think that would help defeat Hitler.  Tough guy Bush is making us pussies.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1333785', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: William Cormier</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1325526</link>
		<dc:creator>William Cormier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Last night while watching Lou Dobbs inBuffolo, NY, people were asking how Americans can change the decline of our Middle-class and the outsourcing of our vital manufacturing sector. I, as many on the show, have been contemplating this question for a very long time - and like a bolt of lightning, the answer revealed itself to me, and I think the situation will correct itself.

You be the judge! &lt;a href=&quot;http://justanothercoverup.com/?p=183&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Merry Christmas - If you can afford it!&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last night while watching Lou Dobbs inBuffolo, NY, people were asking how Americans can change the decline of our Middle-class and the outsourcing of our vital manufacturing sector. I, as many on the show, have been contemplating this question for a very long time &#8211; and like a bolt of lightning, the answer revealed itself to me, and I think the situation will correct itself.</p>
<p>You be the judge! <a href="http://justanothercoverup.com/?p=183" rel="nofollow">Merry Christmas &#8211; If you can afford it!</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1325526', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Glenn Becker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1321013</link>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Becker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;The President is not as bad as some here make him out to be.&quot;

You are correct, I think. In my considered opinion, GWB is not the Antichrist. 

For one, as an atheist I don&#039;t believe such a supernatural being exists and, second, I expect that if the Antichrist /did/ exist, he would probably exhibit some smidgen of charisma.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The President is not as bad as some here make him out to be.&#8221;</p>
<p>You are correct, I think. In my considered opinion, GWB is not the Antichrist. </p>
<p>For one, as an atheist I don&#8217;t believe such a supernatural being exists and, second, I expect that if the Antichrist /did/ exist, he would probably exhibit some smidgen of charisma.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1321013', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne A. Schneider</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne A. Schneider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BnF,

Thank you.  I hoped that other one would appeal to the lawyers in the crowd.  Happy holidays to you, my friend.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BnF,</p>
<p>Thank you.  I hoped that other one would appeal to the lawyers in the crowd.  Happy holidays to you, my friend.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1320801', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1320750</link>
		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>57 - good job!

I also liked Writless Wonderland.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>57 &#8211; good job!</p>
<p>I also liked Writless Wonderland.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1320750', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: criticalthinker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1320669</link>
		<dc:creator>criticalthinker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re#56 I Love Bush

Committing crimes against humanity by starting a war by invading Iraq who did not attack nor was in the process of attacking us, and killing hundreds of thousands of people is as BAD a thing as a person can do!

I guess in your mind Hitler was not as bad as some people make him out to be for invading Poland!

Can you name something worse?

PS: RATIONAL people do not consider Janet Jackson showing a breast to be worse!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re#56 I Love Bush</p>
<p>Committing crimes against humanity by starting a war by invading Iraq who did not attack nor was in the process of attacking us, and killing hundreds of thousands of people is as BAD a thing as a person can do!</p>
<p>I guess in your mind Hitler was not as bad as some people make him out to be for invading Poland!</p>
<p>Can you name something worse?</p>
<p>PS: RATIONAL people do not consider Janet Jackson showing a breast to be worse!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1320669', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne A. Schneider</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1320530</link>
		<dc:creator>Wayne A. Schneider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good morning and Merry Christmas to all and, while you&#039;re at it, go ahead and have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!  Go ahead, you deserve it.  Well, go on...

Anyway, in addition to spreading the holiday cheer, I just wanted to let people know that I have finally completed a piece of work I did about George Bush and the theory of the &quot;Unitary Executive&quot;.  It&#039;s a poem done in the style of a famous piece of work which you will all recognize.  I call it &quot;The Craving&quot;.  And I invite everyone to come view it on my blog (just click on my name.)

Thank you and Happy Holidays to all!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good morning and Merry Christmas to all and, while you&#8217;re at it, go ahead and have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!  Go ahead, you deserve it.  Well, go on&#8230;</p>
<p>Anyway, in addition to spreading the holiday cheer, I just wanted to let people know that I have finally completed a piece of work I did about George Bush and the theory of the &#8220;Unitary Executive&#8221;.  It&#8217;s a poem done in the style of a famous piece of work which you will all recognize.  I call it &#8220;The Craving&#8221;.  And I invite everyone to come view it on my blog (just click on my name.)</p>
<p>Thank you and Happy Holidays to all!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1320530', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JPark</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1319868</link>
		<dc:creator>JPark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#53 It can&#039;t happen at the moment.  Maybe after some investigations.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#53 It can&#8217;t happen at the moment.  Maybe after some investigations.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1319868', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1319810</link>
		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Clyde, I am helping. In way&#039;s you can&#039;t even begin to imagine.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clyde, I am helping. In way&#8217;s you can&#8217;t even begin to imagine.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1319810', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Clyde the Ripper</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1318908</link>
		<dc:creator>Clyde the Ripper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>bnf, et. al.

The answer: Impeach the useless bastards and start over.

Don&#039;t waste your time and mine citing your cockamamie theories about why it can&#039;t be done.  Just help us true American Citizens GET IT DONE!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bnf, et. al.</p>
<p>The answer: Impeach the useless bastards and start over.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t waste your time and mine citing your cockamamie theories about why it can&#8217;t be done.  Just help us true American Citizens GET IT DONE!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1318908', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-1318897</link>
		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Karma, there are.

What path are you seeking?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Karma, there are.</p>
<p>What path are you seeking?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1318897', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: vwcat</title>
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		<dc:creator>vwcat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let them beat the xmas war to death like everything else.  No one really believes the republicans anymore and they have no credibility.  that is why they just keep getting more and more outrageous.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let them beat the xmas war to death like everything else.  No one really believes the republicans anymore and they have no credibility.  that is why they just keep getting more and more outrageous.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1318861', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zooey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Zooey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;When I look at how f***ed up the Bush clan is from top to bottom, it convinces me that some evil must lurk inside of Jeb. He just covers it up better.
Comment by VerbalKint&lt;/em&gt;

I&#039;ve always thought that Jeb must have a huge skeleton in his closet -- otherwise why on earth would Poppy Bush run Chimpy?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>When I look at how f***ed up the Bush clan is from top to bottom, it convinces me that some evil must lurk inside of Jeb. He just covers it up better.<br />
Comment by VerbalKint</em></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve always thought that Jeb must have a huge skeleton in his closet &#8212; otherwise why on earth would Poppy Bush run Chimpy?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1318756', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ItsJustKarma</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1318746</link>
		<dc:creator>ItsJustKarma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Briseadh na Faire:&lt;/em&gt;

In numerology I am a &#039;Five&#039;.
I love Shamanism.
The Carlos Castaneda point of view.
I believe there are people like Don Juan Matus
out there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Briseadh na Faire:</em></p>
<p>In numerology I am a &#8216;Five&#8217;.<br />
I love Shamanism.<br />
The Carlos Castaneda point of view.<br />
I believe there are people like Don Juan Matus<br />
out there.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1318746', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: rMAtey</title>
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		<dc:creator>rMAtey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When I look at how f***ed up the Bush clan is from top to bottom, it convinces me that some evil must lurk inside of Jeb. He just covers it up better.

Comment by VerbalKint&quot;

  Well, I&#039;m a close friend of the Bush family, and I can say in all honesty that Jeb has no personality quirks or other character defects.  In fact, when he was a baby, my wife and I babysat him.  In giving him a bath, my wife was amazed how perfect his skin was, being blemish free - other than the &#039;999&#039; on his scalp.  hHe musta caught some kind of ringworm off of his older dumber brother.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I look at how f***ed up the Bush clan is from top to bottom, it convinces me that some evil must lurk inside of Jeb. He just covers it up better.</p>
<p>Comment by VerbalKint&#8221;</p>
<p>  Well, I&#8217;m a close friend of the Bush family, and I can say in all honesty that Jeb has no personality quirks or other character defects.  In fact, when he was a baby, my wife and I babysat him.  In giving him a bath, my wife was amazed how perfect his skin was, being blemish free &#8211; other than the &#8216;999&#8242; on his scalp.  hHe musta caught some kind of ringworm off of his older dumber brother.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1318713', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tarazan</title>
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		<dc:creator>tarazan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#45-Briseadh :  You are right about the authorization of using force..but the Congress probably will never question Bush about another war.  When the subject of war with Iran was raised on the senate floor by a member of Foreign Relations Committee who was questioning Condi Rice  who was testifying before the Committee, her answer was:&quot;I think the President has that authority&quot;....No Senator questioned her statement.  As far as one Party rule,our system does not allow participation of a good percentage of the population minority in running the government affairs...When Bush was elected  in 2000,he won with a very slim electoral margin...but the people who voted for Al-Gore left with nothing,although there were more people voted for Al-Gore than Bush that year,the winner takes all. The same way in the Congress and Senate..the majority sets the agenda and issues for discussions and voting allowed are what the chairman want to hear or not...that is why the &#039;checks and balances system&#039; was weakened by the one party running the show.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#45-Briseadh :  You are right about the authorization of using force..but the Congress probably will never question Bush about another war.  When the subject of war with Iran was raised on the senate floor by a member of Foreign Relations Committee who was questioning Condi Rice  who was testifying before the Committee, her answer was:&#8221;I think the President has that authority&#8221;&#8230;.No Senator questioned her statement.  As far as one Party rule,our system does not allow participation of a good percentage of the population minority in running the government affairs&#8230;When Bush was elected  in 2000,he won with a very slim electoral margin&#8230;but the people who voted for Al-Gore left with nothing,although there were more people voted for Al-Gore than Bush that year,the winner takes all. The same way in the Congress and Senate..the majority sets the agenda and issues for discussions and voting allowed are what the chairman want to hear or not&#8230;that is why the &#8216;checks and balances system&#8217; was weakened by the one party running the show.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1318553', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/23/thinkfast-december-23-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-1318002</link>
		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;As we now witness, there is no impeachment and no redeployment of troops. No, there will be an all out escalation instead.

Comment by ItsJustKarma â€” December 23, 2006 @ 4:39 pm&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/em&gt;

Patience, Karma. The new Congress hasn&#039;t been sworn in yet. Perhaps their actions will prove more powerful than their words.

What do you know about shamanism?  You could help make a difference in ways you can&#039;t even imagine right now....</description>
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<blockquote>As we now witness, there is no impeachment and no redeployment of troops. No, there will be an all out escalation instead.</p>
<p>Comment by ItsJustKarma â€” December 23, 2006 @ 4:39 pm</p></blockquote>
<p></em></p>
<p>Patience, Karma. The new Congress hasn&#8217;t been sworn in yet. Perhaps their actions will prove more powerful than their words.</p>
<p>What do you know about shamanism?  You could help make a difference in ways you can&#8217;t even imagine right now&#8230;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1318002', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
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		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Why doesnâ€™t the new Congress vote to recend the Authorization of Force? That adn cutting the funding would seem to be the most logical route.

Comment by robert â€” December 23, 2006 @ 3:59 pm&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/em&gt;

Not a bad idea. The problem is the wording of the Authorization to use Force. It was worded to go after those responsible for 9/11. It is hard to argue for rescinding that. But Bush has taken it to justify Wars against countries which had nothing to do with 9/11. So Bush has already exceeded the Authorization to use Force. Rescinding it might not have any effect on the course of action of this Administration.

Once it was admitted that Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11, the legal underpinnings for the use of force in Iraq no longer existed.

And, if you negate the &quot;official&quot; explanation for 9/11, the use of force should have been directed at individuals within our own government.

I believe that One-Party Rule has devolved the United States into a defacto Dictatorship. If the Democrat-controlled Congress does not reinstate the Constitution, then the only choice may well be to follow Jefferson&#039;s advice.  Let us hope that We the People still own the government, and We can effect meaningful change through the ballot box.</description>
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<blockquote>Why doesnâ€™t the new Congress vote to recend the Authorization of Force? That adn cutting the funding would seem to be the most logical route.</p>
<p>Comment by robert â€” December 23, 2006 @ 3:59 pm</p></blockquote>
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<p>Not a bad idea. The problem is the wording of the Authorization to use Force. It was worded to go after those responsible for 9/11. It is hard to argue for rescinding that. But Bush has taken it to justify Wars against countries which had nothing to do with 9/11. So Bush has already exceeded the Authorization to use Force. Rescinding it might not have any effect on the course of action of this Administration.</p>
<p>Once it was admitted that Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11, the legal underpinnings for the use of force in Iraq no longer existed.</p>
<p>And, if you negate the &#8220;official&#8221; explanation for 9/11, the use of force should have been directed at individuals within our own government.</p>
<p>I believe that One-Party Rule has devolved the United States into a defacto Dictatorship. If the Democrat-controlled Congress does not reinstate the Constitution, then the only choice may well be to follow Jefferson&#8217;s advice.  Let us hope that We the People still own the government, and We can effect meaningful change through the ballot box.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1317998', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Faire</title>
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		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Faire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hendler, As usual, you&#039;re quick to celebrate the use of force. You were conspicuously absent from the Leverette discussion. I read his original report where he outlined in great detail a diplomatic solution to the entire Middle East situation...the same solution Bush censored from the press.

So, as Christians gather to celebrate the birth of the &quot;Prince of Peace&quot; NeoCons and &quot;evangelical christinas&quot; are beating the drum for more war.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hendler, As usual, you&#8217;re quick to celebrate the use of force. You were conspicuously absent from the Leverette discussion. I read his original report where he outlined in great detail a diplomatic solution to the entire Middle East situation&#8230;the same solution Bush censored from the press.</p>
<p>So, as Christians gather to celebrate the birth of the &#8220;Prince of Peace&#8221; NeoCons and &#8220;evangelical christinas&#8221; are beating the drum for more war.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1317986', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ItsJustKarma</title>
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		<dc:creator>ItsJustKarma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who is that chick in the background? She&#039;s kinda hot...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who is that chick in the background? She&#8217;s kinda hot&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1317834', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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