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	<title>Comments on: Gates Contradicts Bush, Says &#8216;I Don&#8217;t Know&#8217; If 2002 War Authorization Is Still Valid</title>
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		<title>By: Private Jet Spain</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-4/#comment-5391632</link>
		<dc:creator>Private Jet Spain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Private Jet</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-4/#comment-5390986</link>
		<dc:creator>Private Jet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Jessie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-4/#comment-4843810</link>
		<dc:creator>Jessie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Jessie&lt;/strong&gt;

Thanks, this is good stuff.  You are spot on.</description>
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<p>Thanks, this is good stuff.  You are spot on.<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=4843810', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: CB</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-4/#comment-3798058</link>
		<dc:creator>CB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 17:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you were to compare Gates w/Gonzales.....oh sh*t.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you were to compare Gates w/Gonzales&#8230;..oh sh*t.<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=3798058', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: CB</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-4/#comment-3798053</link>
		<dc:creator>CB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 17:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am truly (for the 1st time in years) happy w/a Def. Sec.  Gates is a real man. Of course he works for a mere shadow of one. Congress could definatly get behind a man of his stature.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am truly (for the 1st time in years) happy w/a Def. Sec.  Gates is a real man. Of course he works for a mere shadow of one. Congress could definatly get behind a man of his stature.<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=3798053', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ben Mitchell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-4/#comment-3797576</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben Mitchell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 12:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How does being part of a racist or fool group of individual invalidate a good question? I mean I listen when a republican asks a good question!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How does being part of a racist or fool group of individual invalidate a good question? I mean I listen when a republican asks a good question!<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=3797576', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: davr</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-3/#comment-3797486</link>
		<dc:creator>davr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 05:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bush is a liar, of course.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bush is a liar, of course.<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=3797486', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Damien</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-3/#comment-3797066</link>
		<dc:creator>Damien</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 23:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Theres obviously splits in the ruling class right now. A lot of Bush&#039;s former henchmen are now questioning whether this war can continue to go on like this. Theyre obviously becoming increasingly unpopular with ordinary voters, and even the generals are now saying that the war is unwinnable. Its time to Immediately Withdrawal!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Theres obviously splits in the ruling class right now. A lot of Bush&#8217;s former henchmen are now questioning whether this war can continue to go on like this. Theyre obviously becoming increasingly unpopular with ordinary voters, and even the generals are now saying that the war is unwinnable. Its time to Immediately Withdrawal!<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=3797066', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bijan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-3/#comment-3796205</link>
		<dc:creator>Bijan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 17:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The lists of the traitors of democracy is very very long, I think the US senate and senators there are wasting the peoples time and money by asking such stupid questions as why is this or why is not thatâ€¦. By know they should understand the fact that Iraq war was illegal and therefore the US and British present in Iraq becomes an illegal occupation, yet these senators were the one who went along with George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumesfeld, Tony Blair, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perel, Paul Bremer and others theory regarding US imperialism to invade Iraq.

So why donâ€™t they prosecute or impeach these peopleâ€¦????  Because they were the one who authorized this war to begin withâ€¦. Here is no longer the question of Gates or others are being â€œHonestâ€ or â€œloyalâ€ any longerâ€¦ the question is about the democracy itself and how to keep what is left of it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The lists of the traitors of democracy is very very long, I think the US senate and senators there are wasting the peoples time and money by asking such stupid questions as why is this or why is not thatâ€¦. By know they should understand the fact that Iraq war was illegal and therefore the US and British present in Iraq becomes an illegal occupation, yet these senators were the one who went along with George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumesfeld, Tony Blair, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perel, Paul Bremer and others theory regarding US imperialism to invade Iraq.</p>
<p>So why donâ€™t they prosecute or impeach these peopleâ€¦????  Because they were the one who authorized this war to begin withâ€¦. Here is no longer the question of Gates or others are being â€œHonestâ€ or â€œloyalâ€ any longerâ€¦ the question is about the democracy itself and how to keep what is left of it.<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=3796205', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Thomas</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-3/#comment-3795661</link>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 12:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In Comment#6, &quot;Zooey&quot; suggests that Bush Jr. should fire Gates!
Fire Gates for what??  Giving answers before a Senate committee that strayed way too close to the honest-to-God truth on Iraq?  If nothing else this negative tone that Gates has dared to express certainly CLASHES with the all the pretty colors we&#039;ve been using.
But, this could be great timing, because I hear that Wolfie may be looking for work very soon -- and he has that very recent DOD experience on resume......   Hmmm, should the Wolf worry about giving 2-weeks notice to that Bank where he&#039;s been chillin with his main girl??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Comment#6, &#8220;Zooey&#8221; suggests that Bush Jr. should fire Gates!<br />
Fire Gates for what??  Giving answers before a Senate committee that strayed way too close to the honest-to-God truth on Iraq?  If nothing else this negative tone that Gates has dared to express certainly CLASHES with the all the pretty colors we&#8217;ve been using.<br />
But, this could be great timing, because I hear that Wolfie may be looking for work very soon &#8212; and he has that very recent DOD experience on resume&#8230;&#8230;   Hmmm, should the Wolf worry about giving 2-weeks notice to that Bank where he&#8217;s been chillin with his main girl??<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=3795661', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Kalex</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-3/#comment-3795620</link>
		<dc:creator>Kalex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 10:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Crump&#039;s Brother: &quot;Youâ€™re so right here. What we should do is reward them with a life in a gutter. Especially the poor guy who has lost everything in a natural disaster. Has no clothes to look for a job in. Family is starving, and has no shelter or health care, let alone access to schools. How compassionate of you.&quot;

What happened to the mantra &quot;Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!&quot;

The government is not an ATM for the nation&#039;s poor to withdraw money from every month.  It IS a safety net in the case its needed (like natural disasters or unemployment insurance.. but even in the UI case, the former employer pays that.  The government just ensures that it is being administered.)

The government is also not a tool for the nation&#039;s rich to get richer.  As much as I hate to see pandering to the poor like they&#039;re some sort of handicapped person, (Don&#039;t start about statistics, 100% of people, poor or not, have an avenue of some sort to improve themselves.  Its the brave and coincidentally, successful, that pursue those avenues voraciously) watching our pandering to corporations and special interest groups is almost worse.

Our pandering to the corporations explains many of the country&#039;s problems from illegal immigration to uncomfortable airplane seats.  In a truly free market, companies close for not being able to remain relevant.  In our market, companies are subsidized because they can&#039;t remain relevant.

The paychecks need to stop on both ends of the spectrum, and the recipients both need to heed the same advice.  Know yourself and seek self-improvement.

That is all. *Flame shields up*</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Crump&#8217;s Brother: &#8220;Youâ€™re so right here. What we should do is reward them with a life in a gutter. Especially the poor guy who has lost everything in a natural disaster. Has no clothes to look for a job in. Family is starving, and has no shelter or health care, let alone access to schools. How compassionate of you.&#8221;</p>
<p>What happened to the mantra &#8220;Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!&#8221;</p>
<p>The government is not an ATM for the nation&#8217;s poor to withdraw money from every month.  It IS a safety net in the case its needed (like natural disasters or unemployment insurance.. but even in the UI case, the former employer pays that.  The government just ensures that it is being administered.)</p>
<p>The government is also not a tool for the nation&#8217;s rich to get richer.  As much as I hate to see pandering to the poor like they&#8217;re some sort of handicapped person, (Don&#8217;t start about statistics, 100% of people, poor or not, have an avenue of some sort to improve themselves.  Its the brave and coincidentally, successful, that pursue those avenues voraciously) watching our pandering to corporations and special interest groups is almost worse.</p>
<p>Our pandering to the corporations explains many of the country&#8217;s problems from illegal immigration to uncomfortable airplane seats.  In a truly free market, companies close for not being able to remain relevant.  In our market, companies are subsidized because they can&#8217;t remain relevant.</p>
<p>The paychecks need to stop on both ends of the spectrum, and the recipients both need to heed the same advice.  Know yourself and seek self-improvement.</p>
<p>That is all. *Flame shields up*<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=3795620', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: PENIX</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-3/#comment-3795226</link>
		<dc:creator>PENIX</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 02:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wonder who is operating his strings.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder who is operating his strings.<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=3795226', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-3/#comment-3794963</link>
		<dc:creator>ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 23:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Weâ€™ll sure miss you!!! There are only a small number of coarse people qualified to be a full-fledged vulgarian here at TP and you do a wonderful job!! Tooodleâ€¦â€¦â€¦. Comment by valiant venus â€” May 9, 2007 @ 4:39 pm&lt;/em&gt;

Pure projection, from the troll that makes dead baby jokes about her fictitious children - and advocates genocide, murder, torture and the end of civil rights.  You&#039;re as vulgar as they get - you miserable st*pid c*nt.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Weâ€™ll sure miss you!!! There are only a small number of coarse people qualified to be a full-fledged vulgarian here at TP and you do a wonderful job!! Tooodleâ€¦â€¦â€¦. Comment by valiant venus â€” May 9, 2007 @ 4:39 pm</em></p>
<p>Pure projection, from the troll that makes dead baby jokes about her fictitious children &#8211; and advocates genocide, murder, torture and the end of civil rights.  You&#8217;re as vulgar as they get &#8211; you miserable st*pid c*nt.<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=3794963', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bluedog49</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bluedog49</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 22:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Valiant Penis: &quot;Why do progs hate jews and catholics?&quot;

Me: &quot;Ok, I&#039;ll play. Why do conservatives hate poor people and people of color?&quot;

Valiant Penis: &quot;I don&#039;t know anyone who hates poor people and minorities except Democrats...&quot;

Well, I actually DO know people who hate jews and catholics. They&#039;re all conservative, born-again christians.  And, the fact remains that 90% of all African American voters support Democrats. Now, someone like myself, who has respect for other people, might simply conclude that African Americans can tell which party best represents their interests. I&#039;m guessing you have another explanation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Valiant Penis: &#8220;Why do progs hate jews and catholics?&#8221;</p>
<p>Me: &#8220;Ok, I&#8217;ll play. Why do conservatives hate poor people and people of color?&#8221;</p>
<p>Valiant Penis: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know anyone who hates poor people and minorities except Democrats&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Well, I actually DO know people who hate jews and catholics. They&#8217;re all conservative, born-again christians.  And, the fact remains that 90% of all African American voters support Democrats. Now, someone like myself, who has respect for other people, might simply conclude that African Americans can tell which party best represents their interests. I&#8217;m guessing you have another explanation.<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=3794904', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 20:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I donâ€™t know ---  valiant venus

Should   have stopped   there,  the rest  of what you typed made as much  sense  as  a   screen door   on  a  submarine.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I donâ€™t know &#8212;  valiant venus</p>
<p>Should   have stopped   there,  the rest  of what you typed made as much  sense  as  a   screen door   on  a  submarine.<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=3794640', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Crump's Brother</title>
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		<dc:creator>Crump's Brother</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 20:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>valiant venus,

&quot;I donâ€™t know anyone who hates poor people and minorities - except Democrats and some of their policies which reward people for not working, not going to school or having illegitimate children.&quot;

You&#039;re so right here. What we should do is reward them with a life in a gutter. Especially the poor guy who has lost everything in a natural disaster. Has no clothes to look for a job in. Family is starving, and has no shelter or health care, let alone access to schools. How compassionate of you.

Corporate welfare far exceeds the amount &#039;given&#039; to the less fortunate by our government. $16 billion dollars to the wildly successful oil industry last year? I&#039;m sure you think spending like that is fine. Especially when we had to borrow from China to give them that welfare check. And that&#039;s just the tip of the corporate subsidy iceberg in this corporation first, people second, society you love so much.

Yummy Kool-Aid eh Valiant?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>valiant venus,</p>
<p>&#8220;I donâ€™t know anyone who hates poor people and minorities &#8211; except Democrats and some of their policies which reward people for not working, not going to school or having illegitimate children.&#8221;</p>
<p>You&#8217;re so right here. What we should do is reward them with a life in a gutter. Especially the poor guy who has lost everything in a natural disaster. Has no clothes to look for a job in. Family is starving, and has no shelter or health care, let alone access to schools. How compassionate of you.</p>
<p>Corporate welfare far exceeds the amount &#8216;given&#8217; to the less fortunate by our government. $16 billion dollars to the wildly successful oil industry last year? I&#8217;m sure you think spending like that is fine. Especially when we had to borrow from China to give them that welfare check. And that&#8217;s just the tip of the corporate subsidy iceberg in this corporation first, people second, society you love so much.</p>
<p>Yummy Kool-Aid eh Valiant?<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=3794612', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Michelle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/09/gates-authorization/comment-page-3/#comment-3794610</link>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 20:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gates may be one of the few honorable men in the Bush administration.  He may also be a politically motivated player with a very different motivation than Bush.

The Republican party leadership has been strongly hinting that they want an Iraq withdrawal to start no later than mid 2008.  They believe if a pull out isn&#039;t started by then, nearly every Republican up for election will suffer mightily. 

Many believe that if Bush&#039;s will is allowed to go forward unchecked, the war wlil still be going full speed ahead come election time.  If this is the case, the Republicans could suffer a once in a generation massacre.  If the R&#039;s thought 2006 was bad for them, 2008 would  eclipse it, probably delivering the Dems veto proof majorities in both houses.

If Gates is beholden to this bigger Republican picture, it may cause him to stand up and tell truth to power towards the end of this year.

Yes, it would be very good for this nation were the SecDef to tell the truth of Iraq to the President, then admit this truth to the world.  And if Gates were to do this, he may be hailed as a selfless hero.  In reality, it may just mean that Gates will have put the betterment of his party over the legacy of a single man.</description>
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<p>The Republican party leadership has been strongly hinting that they want an Iraq withdrawal to start no later than mid 2008.  They believe if a pull out isn&#8217;t started by then, nearly every Republican up for election will suffer mightily. </p>
<p>Many believe that if Bush&#8217;s will is allowed to go forward unchecked, the war wlil still be going full speed ahead come election time.  If this is the case, the Republicans could suffer a once in a generation massacre.  If the R&#8217;s thought 2006 was bad for them, 2008 would  eclipse it, probably delivering the Dems veto proof majorities in both houses.</p>
<p>If Gates is beholden to this bigger Republican picture, it may cause him to stand up and tell truth to power towards the end of this year.</p>
<p>Yes, it would be very good for this nation were the SecDef to tell the truth of Iraq to the President, then admit this truth to the world.  And if Gates were to do this, he may be hailed as a selfless hero.  In reality, it may just mean that Gates will have put the betterment of his party over the legacy of a single man.<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=3794610', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: valiant venus</title>
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		<dc:creator>valiant venus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 20:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Join the IGNORE THE TROLL SCUM CLUB today.  I will join, but I sure loved putting them down.&quot;   Comment by Buck Fush 

We&#039;ll sure miss you!!! There are only a small number of coarse people qualified to be a full-fledged vulgarian here at TP and you do a wonderful job!!

Tooodle..........</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Join the IGNORE THE TROLL SCUM CLUB today.  I will join, but I sure loved putting them down.&#8221;   Comment by Buck Fush </p>
<p>We&#8217;ll sure miss you!!! There are only a small number of coarse people qualified to be a full-fledged vulgarian here at TP and you do a wonderful job!!</p>
<p>Tooodle&#8230;&#8230;&#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=3794602', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: valiant venus</title>
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		<dc:creator>valiant venus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 20:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Valiant: â€œFunny, why do Dems still hate so many Jews and Catholics?â€
OK, you want to play? Why do Repubs hate poor people and people of color?&quot;  Comment by Bluedog49 

BluePuP - I don&#039;t know anyone who hates poor people and minorities - except  Democrats and some of their policies which reward people for not working, not going to school or having illegitimate children.  Every successful person I know in business and elsewhere, (60% of whom are Repubs and the remainder various shades of liberal)  is pleased to hire, promote and mentor those whose perserverance and honesty propel them to the top of their game.  

Unfortunately, tooo many Progs seem to think if someone succeeds, they must have scr*wed &quot;the little guy&quot;.  (Usually, those making such claims are in dead-end jobs and going nowhere -  fast!)  

But back to my assertion, The Dems have alot of solid history with the KKK - and Progs continue to bash Catholics and Jews.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Valiant: â€œFunny, why do Dems still hate so many Jews and Catholics?â€<br />
OK, you want to play? Why do Repubs hate poor people and people of color?&#8221;  Comment by Bluedog49 </p>
<p>BluePuP &#8211; I don&#8217;t know anyone who hates poor people and minorities &#8211; except  Democrats and some of their policies which reward people for not working, not going to school or having illegitimate children.  Every successful person I know in business and elsewhere, (60% of whom are Repubs and the remainder various shades of liberal)  is pleased to hire, promote and mentor those whose perserverance and honesty propel them to the top of their game.  </p>
<p>Unfortunately, tooo many Progs seem to think if someone succeeds, they must have scr*wed &#8220;the little guy&#8221;.  (Usually, those making such claims are in dead-end jobs and going nowhere &#8211;  fast!)  </p>
<p>But back to my assertion, The Dems have alot of solid history with the KKK &#8211; and Progs continue to bash Catholics and Jews.<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=3794591', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Spudge_Boy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Spudge_Boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 20:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;
Do they call you Wolverine?

Comment by Spudge_Boy

lmao
coincidenceâ€¦. That was my nickname in my squad in basic training

Comment by Wayne â€” May 9, 2007 @ 4:13 pm&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Even more of a coincidence: The name of my squad in basic training was Wolverines.

They called me Joker. I am funny in person when not talking about politics.</description>
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Do they call you Wolverine?</p>
<p>Comment by Spudge_Boy</p>
<p>lmao<br />
coincidenceâ€¦. That was my nickname in my squad in basic training</p>
<p>Comment by Wayne â€” May 9, 2007 @ 4:13 pm</p></blockquote>
<p>Even more of a coincidence: The name of my squad in basic training was Wolverines.</p>
<p>They called me Joker. I am funny in person when not talking about politics.<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=3794568', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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