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	<title>Comments on: Novak: Scandal-plagued Lewis will retire.</title>
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		<title>By: farang</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/02/novak-scandal-plagued-lewis-will-retire/comment-page-1/#comment-3837119</link>
		<dc:creator>farang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>After ousting their crooked media mogul P.M. Shiniwatra Thaksin, the Thailand courts have now banned his political party. 

Now, anyone familiar with the level of corruption where I am known as farang should really think hard that the minority Republican vote rigging, internet spying, happily torturing, covert agent outing, justice obstructing party gets to continue merrily along, while the supposed majority &quot;opposition&quot; party sits with thumbs  placed resolutely up their collective rears, only willingly removing them for Bush&#039;s assaults.

I say it is way past due the People correct this matter, anyway possible.

Anyway, according to Thomas Jefferson.

Or, is it too hard for us to leave our screens and actually do something about it?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After ousting their crooked media mogul P.M. Shiniwatra Thaksin, the Thailand courts have now banned his political party. </p>
<p>Now, anyone familiar with the level of corruption where I am known as farang should really think hard that the minority Republican vote rigging, internet spying, happily torturing, covert agent outing, justice obstructing party gets to continue merrily along, while the supposed majority &#8220;opposition&#8221; party sits with thumbs  placed resolutely up their collective rears, only willingly removing them for Bush&#8217;s assaults.</p>
<p>I say it is way past due the People correct this matter, anyway possible.</p>
<p>Anyway, according to Thomas Jefferson.</p>
<p>Or, is it too hard for us to leave our screens and actually do something about 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=3837119', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne A. Schneider</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/02/novak-scandal-plagued-lewis-will-retire/comment-page-1/#comment-3837050</link>
		<dc:creator>Wayne A. Schneider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Doesn&#039;t our US House of Representatives have some kind of Ethics Committee-type thingy to investigate alleged wrongdoing like the kind Jerry Lewis is guilty of?  And can&#039;t they do things like compel him to resign immediately?  We all know he&#039;s guilty as hell no matter what he claims, so why should he be allowed to keep his seat for another year and a half?  And, YES, the Democratic crooks, too!

Do they honestly think we believe they care about this behavior, enough to punish members who do it?  It&#039;s hard for me to believe they do.  In fact, I&#039;ll go so far as to surmise that many members of Congress believe that it&#039;s okay a so long as no one finds out, but if they do, then you have to pretend to be sorry your actions appeared to be of bad intent.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Doesn&#8217;t our US House of Representatives have some kind of Ethics Committee-type thingy to investigate alleged wrongdoing like the kind Jerry Lewis is guilty of?  And can&#8217;t they do things like compel him to resign immediately?  We all know he&#8217;s guilty as hell no matter what he claims, so why should he be allowed to keep his seat for another year and a half?  And, YES, the Democratic crooks, too!</p>
<p>Do they honestly think we believe they care about this behavior, enough to punish members who do it?  It&#8217;s hard for me to believe they do.  In fact, I&#8217;ll go so far as to surmise that many members of Congress believe that it&#8217;s okay a so long as no one finds out, but if they do, then you have to pretend to be sorry your actions appeared to be of bad intent.<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=3837050', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jane E. Schneider</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/02/novak-scandal-plagued-lewis-will-retire/comment-page-1/#comment-3837045</link>
		<dc:creator>Jane E. Schneider</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Lewis used his seat to steer earmarks towards to one of his closest friends...&quot;  &quot;towards TO&quot;?  I hate to be the grammar police, but this is the second error I&#039;ve noticed tonight.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Lewis used his seat to steer earmarks towards to one of his closest friends&#8230;&#8221;  &#8220;towards TO&#8221;?  I hate to be the grammar police, but this is the second error I&#8217;ve noticed tonight.<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=3837045', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: angryvietnamvet</title>
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		<dc:creator>angryvietnamvet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>good fucking riddance....and I hope he runs for prison inmate next year...he would get my vote (and a box of KY to take with him so he can get his GOP hole lubbed up)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>good fucking riddance&#8230;.and I hope he runs for prison inmate next year&#8230;he would get my vote (and a box of KY to take with him so he can get his GOP hole lubbed 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=3837014', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: celtic cynic</title>
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		<dc:creator>celtic cynic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And will we let that crook, Lewis, off scott-free with immunity from prosecution and forgiveness for theft because our justice department doesn&#039;t have the guts or balls or leadership?????</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And will we let that crook, Lewis, off scott-free with immunity from prosecution and forgiveness for theft because our justice department doesn&#8217;t have the guts or balls or leadership?????<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=3836800', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jimbo DUDE</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jimbo DUDE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ANOTHER TOTALLY CORRUPTED CRIMINAL LAWBREAKER NOT BEING HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

WHAT A FRIGGIN CROCK.

LIES THROUGH HIS FRIGGIN TEETH, STUFFS PORK FOR BUDDY&#039;S, MOST
DEFINITELY BUDDIES WITH ARM TWISTING DRACULA&#039;S, FRIGGIN 
CORRUPT AS HELL

AS GOES FRIGGIN SCOTT FREE DUDE

FRIGGIN CESSPOOL OF POLITICAL HOODLUMS, RATS, LIZZARDS, TICKS,
ROACHES, ROACHES, SCUM BAGS, FRIGGIN CRIMINAL IN NATURE

WHEELING AND DEALING OH JUST A MINOR ETHICAL ISSUE... IT&#039;S NOT
IT&#039;S A SERIOUS CRIME, YET GUESS ANOTHER RETIREE TO JOIN THE CROOKS
ON K STREET AND LAVISH WITH HIS CORPORATE BUDDIES BY SWINDLING
AND STEALING MILLIIONS IF NOT BILLIONS OF OUR MONEY....

THAT WE PAID FOR ALL THOSE WONDERFUL GOVERNMENT SERVICES WE
ALL DESPERATELY NEED....  TO BAD IT&#039;S FRIGGIN CORRUPT!

I STAND STRONG WE GET FAR FAR SUPERIOR SERVICE AT MCDONALD&#039;S

AND WHAT DO OUR TRUSTY ALMIGHTY GOD APPOINTED FAITHFULLY
CARESSED SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR ALL THESE GOVERNMENT SERVICES
WE ALL DESPERATELY NEED - -  THEY FRIGGIN WELCOME DRACULA IN
TO SWINDLE US - -

WHAT&#039;S LEFT IS A BUNCH OF EMPTY IOU&#039;S IN A FRIGGIN LOCKBOX AND WE
GET THE FRIGGIN RANCID GREASE PIT HEADED FOR THE DUMP 

AND 

60 TRILLION DOLLAR IN DEBT OR ABOUT 1/3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR EACH
PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES

ENOUGH TO BARF AND PUKE...  BUT YOU CAN&#039;T DUDE... IT&#039;S FRIGGIN RIGGED</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ANOTHER TOTALLY CORRUPTED CRIMINAL LAWBREAKER NOT BEING HELD<br />
ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY</p>
<p>WHAT A FRIGGIN CROCK.</p>
<p>LIES THROUGH HIS FRIGGIN TEETH, STUFFS PORK FOR BUDDY&#8217;S, MOST<br />
DEFINITELY BUDDIES WITH ARM TWISTING DRACULA&#8217;S, FRIGGIN<br />
CORRUPT AS HELL</p>
<p>AS GOES FRIGGIN SCOTT FREE DUDE</p>
<p>FRIGGIN CESSPOOL OF POLITICAL HOODLUMS, RATS, LIZZARDS, TICKS,<br />
ROACHES, ROACHES, SCUM BAGS, FRIGGIN CRIMINAL IN NATURE</p>
<p>WHEELING AND DEALING OH JUST A MINOR ETHICAL ISSUE&#8230; IT&#8217;S NOT<br />
IT&#8217;S A SERIOUS CRIME, YET GUESS ANOTHER RETIREE TO JOIN THE CROOKS<br />
ON K STREET AND LAVISH WITH HIS CORPORATE BUDDIES BY SWINDLING<br />
AND STEALING MILLIIONS IF NOT BILLIONS OF OUR MONEY&#8230;.</p>
<p>THAT WE PAID FOR ALL THOSE WONDERFUL GOVERNMENT SERVICES WE<br />
ALL DESPERATELY NEED&#8230;.  TO BAD IT&#8217;S FRIGGIN CORRUPT!</p>
<p>I STAND STRONG WE GET FAR FAR SUPERIOR SERVICE AT MCDONALD&#8217;S</p>
<p>AND WHAT DO OUR TRUSTY ALMIGHTY GOD APPOINTED FAITHFULLY<br />
CARESSED SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR ALL THESE GOVERNMENT SERVICES<br />
WE ALL DESPERATELY NEED &#8211; -  THEY FRIGGIN WELCOME DRACULA IN<br />
TO SWINDLE US &#8211; -</p>
<p>WHAT&#8217;S LEFT IS A BUNCH OF EMPTY IOU&#8217;S IN A FRIGGIN LOCKBOX AND WE<br />
GET THE FRIGGIN RANCID GREASE PIT HEADED FOR THE DUMP </p>
<p>AND </p>
<p>60 TRILLION DOLLAR IN DEBT OR ABOUT 1/3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR EACH<br />
PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES</p>
<p>ENOUGH TO BARF AND PUKE&#8230;  BUT YOU CAN&#8217;T DUDE&#8230; IT&#8217;S FRIGGIN RIGGED<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=3836647', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Devil's Advocate</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/02/novak-scandal-plagued-lewis-will-retire/comment-page-1/#comment-3836344</link>
		<dc:creator>Devil's Advocate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s one less GOP scumbag in Congress. I hope he is  being investigated thoroughly. Thieves, crooks, and pedophiles... That&#039;s the GOP for you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s one less GOP scumbag in Congress. I hope he is  being investigated thoroughly. Thieves, crooks, and pedophiles&#8230; That&#8217;s the GOP for you!<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=3836344', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: NOVAKSUKS</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/02/novak-scandal-plagued-lewis-will-retire/comment-page-1/#comment-3836275</link>
		<dc:creator>NOVAKSUKS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Novak doesn&#039;t deserve space on this website. sukit novak</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Novak doesn&#8217;t deserve space on this website. sukit novak<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=3836275', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jay Randal</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay Randal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Force Lewis to resign now, so NOT to retire next year, and for him to walk away scott free.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Force Lewis to resign now, so NOT to retire next year, and for him to walk away scott free.<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=3836261', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nofltwlt</title>
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		<dc:creator>nofltwlt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He can run but he cannot hide.  He must be dogged until the end of his days for his transgressions against Americans (you and me) for personal gain and the propping-up of a corrupt party - the 
GOP.

Lewis should spend some of his years in prison.  Prison time, in the general population of a real prison, will provide defacto ethics reform for all politicians.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He can run but he cannot hide.  He must be dogged until the end of his days for his transgressions against Americans (you and me) for personal gain and the propping-up of a corrupt party &#8211; the<br />
GOP.</p>
<p>Lewis should spend some of his years in prison.  Prison time, in the general population of a real prison, will provide defacto ethics reform for all politicians.<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=3836244', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: NVMojo</title>
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		<dc:creator>NVMojo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>May we catch even more of these slime bags. I just wonder how tight this jerk was with the idiot governor of my state: 

http://votegibbonsout.blogs.com/votegibbonsout/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May we catch even more of these slime bags. I just wonder how tight this jerk was with the idiot governor of my state: </p>
<p><a href="http://votegibbonsout.blogs.com/votegibbonsout/" rel="nofollow">http://votegibbonsout.blogs.com/votegibbonsout/</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=3836222', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Kate Henry</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kate Henry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He is retiring because he knows he wouldn&#039;t be re-elected.  The thing that disappoints me is that he is still a free man.  When the Justice Department fired Carol Lam, who was in the middle of an indictment of Lewis, her successor immediately dropped the indictment.  So, another RepubliCON crook goes free thanks to the shenanigans of the RepubliCON party and the Bush Crime Family.

It&#039;s a disgrace to our justice system.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He is retiring because he knows he wouldn&#8217;t be re-elected.  The thing that disappoints me is that he is still a free man.  When the Justice Department fired Carol Lam, who was in the middle of an indictment of Lewis, her successor immediately dropped the indictment.  So, another RepubliCON crook goes free thanks to the shenanigans of the RepubliCON party and the Bush Crime Family.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a disgrace to our justice system.<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=3836220', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: justice</title>
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		<dc:creator>justice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I guess Im the eternal optimist because I feel even though he is going to leave office (excellent news) he will STILL have to pay the piper and the indictments will STILL roll. Slinking away does not equal &quot;get off scot free&quot; that slime ball has to PAY like all of these immoral, corrupt excuses of human beings.
Big Jer is on the top of the list.  Indict the slimeball!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess Im the eternal optimist because I feel even though he is going to leave office (excellent news) he will STILL have to pay the piper and the indictments will STILL roll. Slinking away does not equal &#8220;get off scot free&#8221; that slime ball has to PAY like all of these immoral, corrupt excuses of human beings.<br />
Big Jer is on the top of the list.  Indict the slimeball!<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=3836198', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: upside00</title>
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		<dc:creator>upside00</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#4 

As good as is it will be to get him out of there, we have SOOOOO many more scumbags (like Stephens, AK, etc.) to get rid of.  But it is a start.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#4 </p>
<p>As good as is it will be to get him out of there, we have SOOOOO many more scumbags (like Stephens, AK, etc.) to get rid of.  But it is a start.<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=3836195', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: labs</title>
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		<dc:creator>labs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>he won&#039;t run for re-election but he will collect a heavy duty pension for the rest of our lives AND he will get hired as a lobbyist to spread the corruption AND gonzo is right where rove/cheney/bush want him AND impeachment is off the table.  

AND where&#039;s my bloody mary?  type A- please.  make it a double.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>he won&#8217;t run for re-election but he will collect a heavy duty pension for the rest of our lives AND he will get hired as a lobbyist to spread the corruption AND gonzo is right where rove/cheney/bush want him AND impeachment is off the table.  </p>
<p>AND where&#8217;s my bloody mary?  type A- please.  make it a double.<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=3836190', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Proud American Liberal</title>
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		<dc:creator>Proud American Liberal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a native and former resident of So Cal, I can&#039;t express strongly enough how glaid I am to see this scumbag outta there!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a native and former resident of So Cal, I can&#8217;t express strongly enough how glaid I am to see this scumbag outta 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=3836189', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: veritas</title>
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		<dc:creator>veritas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The mere definition of a pathologically compromised individual is their inability to admit having made a mistake (lack of moral insight) and defensive attitude about all things pertaining to them.  The act of &quot;apology&quot; is alien to them as they perceive themselves infallible and godlike (severe narcissism to the point of psychiatric pathology).  This should not come as a surprise to anyone who follows GOP politics, however, as those still espousing the RNC/GOP &quot;talking points&quot; are illustrative of this psychiatric phenomenon.  Soon they will become an irrelevant part of the political debate and landscape - just as we &quot;ignore&quot; an individual who is obviously psychiatrically compromised in our environment, so goes the RNC/GOP.  They&#039;ve becom a &quot;blight&quot; politically and &quot;toxic&quot; to the republican contenders for the white house.  Frankly, I fail to understand why any republican candidate would spend the time, money, and energy to even &quot;campaign&quot; at this point.

The war, the economy, and the level of corruption in Republican politics these days will translate into a horrendous showing at the polls for any republican seeking office.  They can all thank the Bush Cabal for tanking their aspirations.  With the continuously descending poll numbers, coupled with our still-heinous presence in Iraq whose coincidentally toxic effect on our economy via the unprecedented national debt, these republican candidates don&#039;t have a chance in hell of being elected (or reelected as the case may be in the senate and house).

The longer this president waits to fire Gonzo; the greater will be the ruin to the GOP.  The more protracted this war becomes with it&#039;s concomittant death rate and cost to the american taxpayer; the greater the destruction to this country and the Republican party.

What I cannot comprehend is the lackadaisical attitude of some of the republican candidates toward the &quot;foregone conclusion&quot; that there is absolutely NO WAY americans with any sense of patriotism or intelligence could possibly vote republican at this point.....it&#039;s beyond my sense of comprehension, that&#039;s for sure.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The mere definition of a pathologically compromised individual is their inability to admit having made a mistake (lack of moral insight) and defensive attitude about all things pertaining to them.  The act of &#8220;apology&#8221; is alien to them as they perceive themselves infallible and godlike (severe narcissism to the point of psychiatric pathology).  This should not come as a surprise to anyone who follows GOP politics, however, as those still espousing the RNC/GOP &#8220;talking points&#8221; are illustrative of this psychiatric phenomenon.  Soon they will become an irrelevant part of the political debate and landscape &#8211; just as we &#8220;ignore&#8221; an individual who is obviously psychiatrically compromised in our environment, so goes the RNC/GOP.  They&#8217;ve becom a &#8220;blight&#8221; politically and &#8220;toxic&#8221; to the republican contenders for the white house.  Frankly, I fail to understand why any republican candidate would spend the time, money, and energy to even &#8220;campaign&#8221; at this point.</p>
<p>The war, the economy, and the level of corruption in Republican politics these days will translate into a horrendous showing at the polls for any republican seeking office.  They can all thank the Bush Cabal for tanking their aspirations.  With the continuously descending poll numbers, coupled with our still-heinous presence in Iraq whose coincidentally toxic effect on our economy via the unprecedented national debt, these republican candidates don&#8217;t have a chance in hell of being elected (or reelected as the case may be in the senate and house).</p>
<p>The longer this president waits to fire Gonzo; the greater will be the ruin to the GOP.  The more protracted this war becomes with it&#8217;s concomittant death rate and cost to the american taxpayer; the greater the destruction to this country and the Republican party.</p>
<p>What I cannot comprehend is the lackadaisical attitude of some of the republican candidates toward the &#8220;foregone conclusion&#8221; that there is absolutely NO WAY americans with any sense of patriotism or intelligence could possibly vote republican at this point&#8230;..it&#8217;s beyond my sense of comprehension, that&#8217;s for sure.<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=3836185', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Perry Logan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Perry Logan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sociopaths never apologize.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sociopaths never apologize.<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=3836174', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Francophile</title>
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		<dc:creator>Francophile</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Laaaaaaaaadyyyyyy!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Laaaaaaaaadyyyyyy!!<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=3836173', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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