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	<title>Comments on: White House Unable To Find A &#8216;War Czar&#8217; To Own Bushâ€™s Iraq Failures</title>
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		<title>By: neildeal</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-3/#comment-3762495</link>
		<dc:creator>neildeal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love how Cheney and company&#039;s strategies are so ill conceived that the military leaders are defecting left and right.

And yet the Bushgod worshippers still think that their leaders are doing great.

Does anyone ever remember seeing generals jumping ship like this?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love how Cheney and company&#8217;s strategies are so ill conceived that the military leaders are defecting left and right.</p>
<p>And yet the Bushgod worshippers still think that their leaders are doing great.</p>
<p>Does anyone ever remember seeing generals jumping ship like this?<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=3762495', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Emboldened &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Giuliani Turns To Bolton On Iraq</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-3/#comment-3698202</link>
		<dc:creator>Emboldened &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Giuliani Turns To Bolton On Iraq</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Bolton. Jack Keane, designer of the surge. Two men whose performance during their tenure running the Bush [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Emboldened &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Giuliani Turns To Bolton On Iraq</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-3/#comment-3698201</link>
		<dc:creator>Emboldened &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Giuliani Turns To Bolton On Iraq</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Bolton. Jack Keane, designer of the surge. Two men whose performance during their tenure running the Bush [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Bolton. Jack Keane, designer of the surge. Two men whose performance during their tenure running the Bush [...]<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=3698201', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; At least five retired generals</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-3/#comment-3682745</link>
		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; At least five retired generals</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] turned down the position of war &#8220;czar,&#8221; according to CBS&#8217;s David Martin. He adds that the search for a war coordinator &#8220;is a [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Tweedster</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-3/#comment-3677940</link>
		<dc:creator>Tweedster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fred, we are so appreciative of the greatness of this country that we are appalled at the mess that has been made by those who represent us to the world.

Nice slave mentality you&#039;ve got going on though.  Must be great to be so blissfully delusional.

Valiant Venus, what exactly is your &quot;plan&quot; for defeating terror?  Since you don&#039;t have one, and neither does this administration (hmm...9-11 commission recomendations?  When did they begin to get implemented?  Lefties loving government so much so that it took a Repug preznot to come up with HOW many MORE governmental bureaucracies?)  You are truly pathetic.

How do you sleep knowing that our continued occupation of Iraq is being used as the ultimate recruiting toll of Jihadists?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fred, we are so appreciative of the greatness of this country that we are appalled at the mess that has been made by those who represent us to the world.</p>
<p>Nice slave mentality you&#8217;ve got going on though.  Must be great to be so blissfully delusional.</p>
<p>Valiant Venus, what exactly is your &#8220;plan&#8221; for defeating terror?  Since you don&#8217;t have one, and neither does this administration (hmm&#8230;9-11 commission recomendations?  When did they begin to get implemented?  Lefties loving government so much so that it took a Repug preznot to come up with HOW many MORE governmental bureaucracies?)  You are truly pathetic.</p>
<p>How do you sleep knowing that our continued occupation of Iraq is being used as the ultimate recruiting toll of Jihadists?<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=3677940', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Common Sense</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-3/#comment-3673681</link>
		<dc:creator>Common Sense</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No one wants the job as Bush&#039;s scape goat, er,... War Czar?  

Those of whom are so pro war in Iraq don&#039;t mind running their mouths, but when it comes to taking a stand, backing their words, forget it.  

If they think he&#039;s doing such a great job in Iraq, why not take a piece of the credit?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No one wants the job as Bush&#8217;s scape goat, er,&#8230; War Czar?  </p>
<p>Those of whom are so pro war in Iraq don&#8217;t mind running their mouths, but when it comes to taking a stand, backing their words, forget it.  </p>
<p>If they think he&#8217;s doing such a great job in Iraq, why not take a piece of the credit?<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=3673681', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Raymond Funamoto</title>
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		<dc:creator>Raymond Funamoto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;War Czar&quot; READ &quot;FALL GUY&quot; for CHIMPya, WHO MUST ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE HE CAN HANG THE BLAME ON FOR HIS OWN FAILED STRATEGIES IN Iraq--SIMPLE AND NASTY!!!!!  SO TYPICAL OF THE DOUBLE-CROSSING, DOUBLE-DEALING, BACK-STABBING UNGRATEFUL HYPOCRITES THAT COMPRISE Bushland Uber Allies--NO WONDER THEY CAN&#039;T FIND SOMEONE STUPID ENOUGH TO TAKE THE UNENVIABLE POSITION OF &quot;War Czar&quot;---HAH!!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;War Czar&#8221; READ &#8220;FALL GUY&#8221; for CHIMPya, WHO MUST ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE HE CAN HANG THE BLAME ON FOR HIS OWN FAILED STRATEGIES IN Iraq&#8211;SIMPLE AND NASTY!!!!!  SO TYPICAL OF THE DOUBLE-CROSSING, DOUBLE-DEALING, BACK-STABBING UNGRATEFUL HYPOCRITES THAT COMPRISE Bushland Uber Allies&#8211;NO WONDER THEY CAN&#8217;T FIND SOMEONE STUPID ENOUGH TO TAKE THE UNENVIABLE POSITION OF &#8220;War Czar&#8221;&#8212;HAH!!!!!<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=3673384', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Equinox</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-3/#comment-3671050</link>
		<dc:creator>Equinox</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;WANTED:  Must be willing to eventually take the blame for everything and become a scapegoat.  Inquire within&quot;

I think anyone with an iota of sense sees that they are looking for someone to take over so they can get back to their other duties: Being the Fingerpointing Czars.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;WANTED:  Must be willing to eventually take the blame for everything and become a scapegoat.  Inquire within&#8221;</p>
<p>I think anyone with an iota of sense sees that they are looking for someone to take over so they can get back to their other duties: Being the Fingerpointing Czars.<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=3671050', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tom baker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-3/#comment-3669017</link>
		<dc:creator>tom baker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Back on topic - Dubbie is a big wuss and a bigger liar for trying to dump his botched and mangled &quot;war&quot; in anyone else&#039;s lap. he broke it, we&#039;re paying for it, and all should have the right to see his spoiled little punk ass in Court for it.

Funny that no one wants the job - who would, aside from one of those Jack Ripper wackos - I imagine the old Generals are having some mighty laughs (in between the tears for their disrespected wisdom and troops) at dubbie&#039;s expense this week.

Serves him right - just like the spoiled frat-boy that has to give up his playboy days to marry the girl he got drunk and knocked up at the spring formal. (I think the real life dubbie just paid for the abortion when presented with that hurdle)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back on topic &#8211; Dubbie is a big wuss and a bigger liar for trying to dump his botched and mangled &#8220;war&#8221; in anyone else&#8217;s lap. he broke it, we&#8217;re paying for it, and all should have the right to see his spoiled little punk ass in Court for it.</p>
<p>Funny that no one wants the job &#8211; who would, aside from one of those Jack Ripper wackos &#8211; I imagine the old Generals are having some mighty laughs (in between the tears for their disrespected wisdom and troops) at dubbie&#8217;s expense this week.</p>
<p>Serves him right &#8211; just like the spoiled frat-boy that has to give up his playboy days to marry the girl he got drunk and knocked up at the spring formal. (I think the real life dubbie just paid for the abortion when presented with that hurdle)<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=3669017', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tom baker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-2/#comment-3668996</link>
		<dc:creator>tom baker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fred would be dead right if even half of us really lived in the model suburbia he describes, or had the $ to participate in it (even when working full-time+)

It&#039;s false as all get out to say that those who disagree with the foreign and domestic policies of the GOP and Bush are sincerely saying anything of the like Fred suggests. 

&lt;strong&gt;V V&lt;/strong&gt; - wowee - still shameless after all this time. still twisted enough to imply, with sincerity, that opposing a guy who happens to be president is the exact moral equivalent of aiding and abetting terrorists - I bet you could walk right down the grocery store aisles naked and hang around to ask for coupons at the checkout with that kind of intergalactic gall. - brings only one word to mind, for me to share with you, V V, with my naughty finger vertically extended - (aw you know what it is, and it starts with a big&#039;ol capitol &quot;C&quot;) - fu vv, and fgwb too - Peace!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fred would be dead right if even half of us really lived in the model suburbia he describes, or had the $ to participate in it (even when working full-time+)</p>
<p>It&#8217;s false as all get out to say that those who disagree with the foreign and domestic policies of the GOP and Bush are sincerely saying anything of the like Fred suggests. </p>
<p><strong>V V</strong> &#8211; wowee &#8211; still shameless after all this time. still twisted enough to imply, with sincerity, that opposing a guy who happens to be president is the exact moral equivalent of aiding and abetting terrorists &#8211; I bet you could walk right down the grocery store aisles naked and hang around to ask for coupons at the checkout with that kind of intergalactic gall. &#8211; brings only one word to mind, for me to share with you, V V, with my naughty finger vertically extended &#8211; (aw you know what it is, and it starts with a big&#8217;ol capitol &#8220;C&#8221;) &#8211; fu vv, and fgwb too &#8211; Peace!<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=3668996', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Temper Tantrums</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-2/#comment-3667283</link>
		<dc:creator>Temper Tantrums</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://edition.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/moos/2007/04/10/moos.bush.back.cnn</description>
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		<title>By: Bob Bob</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-2/#comment-3665902</link>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>perhaps the White house should call in a vegetable to run things , as Zappa said the&quot;... chances are good that a vegetable will respond to you&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>perhaps the White house should call in a vegetable to run things , as Zappa said the&#8221;&#8230; chances are good that a vegetable will respond to you&#8221;<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=3665902', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Atrios &#38; Rahm have good points &#171; Later On</title>
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		<dc:creator>Atrios &#38; Rahm have good points &#171; Later On</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Posted in Bush Administration, Iraq War, GOP, Government at 12:02 pm by LeisureGuy Read them: (No link: Blogspot is broken again.) It really is quite amazing that General &#8220;SURGE ON!&#8221; Keane won&#8217;t take repsonsibility for his baby. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Posted in Bush Administration, Iraq War, GOP, Government at 12:02 pm by LeisureGuy Read them: (No link: Blogspot is broken again.) It really is quite amazing that General &#8220;SURGE ON!&#8221; Keane won&#8217;t take repsonsibility for his baby. [...]<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=3665156', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: GWB</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-2/#comment-3663480</link>
		<dc:creator>GWB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fred,

God had nothing to do with anything, GOD is an excuse to not think, or question.  Godliness is laziness.

God was invented to answer questions man had no answer to. FACT!

God might have more credibility if it kept up with the times, you know like there&#039;s a new yellow pages every year. The bible should be re-written at least every 3 like the NEC.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fred,</p>
<p>God had nothing to do with anything, GOD is an excuse to not think, or question.  Godliness is laziness.</p>
<p>God was invented to answer questions man had no answer to. FACT!</p>
<p>God might have more credibility if it kept up with the times, you know like there&#8217;s a new yellow pages every year. The bible should be re-written at least every 3 like the NEC.<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=3663480', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: draftedin68</title>
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		<dc:creator>draftedin68</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>.

&lt;em&gt;Gregor Samsa,&lt;/em&gt;

Fred can&#039;t hear you - severe cranial rectumitis.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>.</p>
<p><em>Gregor Samsa,</em></p>
<p>Fred can&#8217;t hear you &#8211; severe cranial rectumitis.</p>
<p>.<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=3663464', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Gregor Samsa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-2/#comment-3662995</link>
		<dc:creator>Gregor Samsa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Short Fred: 

The Sun rose today. The birds are singing. Nothing to see here; but close your eyes just in case. Move along, move along....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Short Fred: </p>
<p>The Sun rose today. The birds are singing. Nothing to see here; but close your eyes just in case. Move along, move along&#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=3662995', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fred</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe.  It must be true given the source, right? 


The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country  is unhappy with the performance of the president.  In essence 2/3s of the citizenry just ain&#039;t happy and want a change. 


So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, &#039;&#039;What we are so unhappy about?&#039;&#039; 

  Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?  Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?  Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?  Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any ! time and see more food in moments than 

Darfur has seen in the last year? 

  Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the  Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?   Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we  would find along the way that can provide temporary  shelter?  I guess having! thousa nds of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.  Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to  help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital. 

  Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.  You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.  Or if, wh! ile at home w atching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.  This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers. 

  How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?  Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy. 

  Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.  No wonder the world loves the U.S. ,  yet has a great disdain for its citizens.  They see us for what  we are.  The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don&#039;t have , and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here. 

  I know, I know.  What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out?  The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating?   Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after  

9/11?  The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession?  Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks? 

The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show?  Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn&#039;t take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? 

    Think about  it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the &quot;Media&quot; told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day. 

  

Make no mistake about it.  The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom.  There is currently no draft in this country.  They didn&#039;t have to go.    

   They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a &#039;&#039;general&#039;&#039; discharge, an &#039;&#039;other than honorable&#039;&#039; discharge or, worst case scenario, a &#039;&#039;dishonorable&#039;&#039; discharge after a few days in the brig! 




So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of  Americans?  Say what you want but I blame it on the media.  If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news.  Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts.  How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner?  The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations.  They offer what sells , and when criticized, try to defend their actions by &quot;justifying&quot; them in one way or another.  Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn&#039;t 

kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way......Insane! 

    

Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media.  Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage.  Then start being grateful for all we have as a country.  There is exponentially more good than bad. 

  

We are among the most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative. 

  





&quot;With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, &quot;Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe.  It must be true given the source, right? </p>
<p>The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country  is unhappy with the performance of the president.  In essence 2/3s of the citizenry just ain&#8217;t happy and want a change. </p>
<p>So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, &#8221;What we are so unhappy about?&#8221; </p>
<p>  Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?  Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?  Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?  Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any ! time and see more food in moments than </p>
<p>Darfur has seen in the last year? </p>
<p>  Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the  Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?   Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we  would find along the way that can provide temporary  shelter?  I guess having! thousa nds of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.  Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to  help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital. </p>
<p>  Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.  You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.  Or if, wh! ile at home w atching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.  This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers. </p>
<p>  How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?  Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy. </p>
<p>  Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.  No wonder the world loves the U.S. ,  yet has a great disdain for its citizens.  They see us for what  we are.  The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don&#8217;t have , and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here. </p>
<p>  I know, I know.  What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out?  The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating?   Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after  </p>
<p>9/11?  The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession?  Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks? </p>
<p>The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show?  Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn&#8217;t take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? </p>
<p>    Think about  it&#8230;&#8230;are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the &#8220;Media&#8221; told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day. </p>
<p>Make no mistake about it.  The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom.  There is currently no draft in this country.  They didn&#8217;t have to go.    </p>
<p>   They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a &#8221;general&#8221; discharge, an &#8221;other than honorable&#8221; discharge or, worst case scenario, a &#8221;dishonorable&#8221; discharge after a few days in the brig! </p>
<p>So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of  Americans?  Say what you want but I blame it on the media.  If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news.  Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts.  How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner?  The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations.  They offer what sells , and when criticized, try to defend their actions by &#8220;justifying&#8221; them in one way or another.  Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn&#8217;t </p>
<p>kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way&#8230;&#8230;Insane! </p>
<p>Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media.  Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage.  Then start being grateful for all we have as a country.  There is exponentially more good than bad. </p>
<p>We are among the most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative. </p>
<p>&#8220;With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, &#8220;Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?&#8221;<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=3662722', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jakedog</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-2/#comment-3661739</link>
		<dc:creator>Jakedog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s the job description posted at the WH:

Candidate must be able to lie with a straight face;
must have no conscience and be willing to send young men and women into battle and face death so the commander in chief can defend a failed policy and the dumbest foreign policy decision in the nation&#039;s history. A seasoned brown noser is a plus. Must have an IQ of approximately 85 (the president&#039;s IQ). A draft dodger is a plus. No military planning experience necessary.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s the job description posted at the WH:</p>
<p>Candidate must be able to lie with a straight face;<br />
must have no conscience and be willing to send young men and women into battle and face death so the commander in chief can defend a failed policy and the dumbest foreign policy decision in the nation&#8217;s history. A seasoned brown noser is a plus. Must have an IQ of approximately 85 (the president&#8217;s IQ). A draft dodger is a plus. No military planning experience necessary.<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=3661739', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus</title>
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		<dc:creator>ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;The same info Bill and gang relied on?â€¦â€¦Yawnâ€¦â€¦â€¦. Comment by valiant venus â€” April 11, 2007 @ 11:44 am&lt;/em&gt;

Yawn, big lie repeated, whatever lying nazi girl.  That post just makes you look st*pid and ill informed as usual.

&lt;em&gt;Your effort is appreciated but not new - I am interested in hearing a â€œProg Plan for World Peaceâ€ Laterâ€¦â€¦.. Comment by valiant venus â€” April 11, 2007 @ 11:44 am&lt;/em&gt;

It doesn&#039;t involve invading the WRONG COUNTRIES, running a war so corruptly that Iraqis complain about the corruption, or creating more terrorists not less from incompetence.

In otherwords, the flying monkeys from your troop are sh*tting on the world, even the scarecrow would do a better job than you *ssholes.

You&#039;re a st*pid c*nt, little girl.  Eat a tic-tac, and see a therapist for that Anorexia of yours.  Someone that&#039;s 23 like yourself, shouldn&#039;t look like a 12 year old boy, unless you&#039;re going for sex reassignment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>The same info Bill and gang relied on?â€¦â€¦Yawnâ€¦â€¦â€¦. Comment by valiant venus â€” April 11, 2007 @ 11:44 am</em></p>
<p>Yawn, big lie repeated, whatever lying nazi girl.  That post just makes you look st*pid and ill informed as usual.</p>
<p><em>Your effort is appreciated but not new &#8211; I am interested in hearing a â€œProg Plan for World Peaceâ€ Laterâ€¦â€¦.. Comment by valiant venus â€” April 11, 2007 @ 11:44 am</em></p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t involve invading the WRONG COUNTRIES, running a war so corruptly that Iraqis complain about the corruption, or creating more terrorists not less from incompetence.</p>
<p>In otherwords, the flying monkeys from your troop are sh*tting on the world, even the scarecrow would do a better job than you *ssholes.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re a st*pid c*nt, little girl.  Eat a tic-tac, and see a therapist for that Anorexia of yours.  Someone that&#8217;s 23 like yourself, shouldn&#8217;t look like a 12 year old boy, unless you&#8217;re going for sex reassignment.<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=3661458', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/war-czar/comment-page-2/#comment-3661324</link>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And once again, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theonion.com/content/node/41444&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Onion&lt;/a&gt; becomes reality.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And once again, <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/41444" rel="nofollow">The Onion</a> becomes reality.<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=3661324', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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