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		<title>By: SouthernDragon</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775562</link>
		<dc:creator>SouthernDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Re:  Fred Kagan&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What is it with these neocon double- and triple-chinned armchair warriors?  Kagan is represented in “Endgame” as a military historian with AEI.  Since when did historians develop strategy and tactics for the military?  The fact that the “surge” was his idea makes me wonder if any of our military planners have got what it takes for the job.  But then we already know the answer to that question, don’t we.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re:  Fred Kagan</p>
<p>What is it with these neocon double- and triple-chinned armchair warriors?  Kagan is represented in “Endgame” as a military historian with AEI.  Since when did historians develop strategy and tactics for the military?  The fact that the “surge” was his idea makes me wonder if any of our military planners have got what it takes for the job.  But then we already know the answer to that question, don’t we.</p>
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		<title>By: Sachem</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775549</link>
		<dc:creator>Sachem</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Frontline’s “endgame” made the frightening assertion that we lost our best ally in reducing our presence in Iraq the day Rummy was sacked.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well then we are well and truly &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:f@#ked.&quot;&gt;f@#ked.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Frontline’s “endgame” made the frightening assertion that we lost our best ally in reducing our presence in Iraq the day Rummy was sacked.</p>
<p>Well then we are well and truly <a href="mailto:f@#ked.">f@#ked.</a></p>
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		<title>By: Petrocelli</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775519</link>
		<dc:creator>Petrocelli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Ahh yes … the EPU Trifecta …&lt;br /&gt;
Feels strangely like being married … having a conversation only to find out that &lt;em&gt;you’re the only one listening !!&lt;/em&gt;! &lt;b&gt;*g*&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahh yes … the EPU Trifecta …<br />
Feels strangely like being married … having a conversation only to find out that <em>you’re the only one listening !!</em>! <b>*g*</b></p>
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		<title>By: Petrocelli</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775503</link>
		<dc:creator>Petrocelli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-775142&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;oddmommy @ 88&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;y’know what…..let the a**holes rant.  We finally GOT justice…..and I have a feeling Scooter *is* gonna go to jail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I wonder if their site allows feedback comments …&lt;br /&gt;
” Cohen &lt;em&gt;The Dick&lt;/em&gt;” got over 12 pages of … er … unfriendly suggestions at WahPoo …&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-775142"><em>oddmommy @ 88</em></a></p>
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<p>y’know what…..let the a**holes rant.  We finally GOT justice…..and I have a feeling Scooter *is* gonna go to jail.</p>
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<p>I wonder if their site allows feedback comments …<br />
” Cohen <em>The Dick</em>” got over 12 pages of … er … unfriendly suggestions at WahPoo …</p>
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		<title>By: Petrocelli</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775480</link>
		<dc:creator>Petrocelli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-775118&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;kathleen @ 65&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I know I sound pessimistic, but how does this country ever regain any integrity that we may have had?  How does a country recover from the immoral creation of a situation where a million Iraqi people have been killed, 4 million are refugees and who knows how many are injured. How can we be forgiven for taking our eye off the stated goal in Afghanistan, and creating a enviroment where the Taliban is regaining power (I have a friend from Afghanistan is studying in the states who has a very large family in Kabul and talks to them weekly.   It sounds like it is getting more dangerous day by day)  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I believe the “cakewalk in Iraq” zealots were well aware of the death and destruction that would take place in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Micheal Ledeen’s “creative destruction” psychopathic horseshit!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I guess like the majority of Germans and others who ignored or took place in the genocide of 6 million Jews, 3 million Poles, a million Gypsies, handicapped, gay etc etc. we might be able to regain some territory!  But  for recovery or healing to take place our nation would have to recognize, admit, demonstrate true remorse and shame for what our military and the Bush administration have done via the invasions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; A 12 step program for our nation.  It’s a long shot. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Otherwise our nation is hollow, without a conscience absent of soul. Most people around the world know this about the U.S. and fear  us with good reason.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are many dead Americans walking!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The turnaround of Bush’s disastrous rule begins with electing Gore as President and making sure he gets sworn in this time !!!&lt;br /&gt;
I would bet all my possessions that he already has or is developing, solutions to all these problems.&lt;br /&gt;
Of course, he will need veto-proof majorities in both houses to implement them as quickly as possible.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-775118"><em>kathleen @ 65</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>I know I sound pessimistic, but how does this country ever regain any integrity that we may have had?  How does a country recover from the immoral creation of a situation where a million Iraqi people have been killed, 4 million are refugees and who knows how many are injured. How can we be forgiven for taking our eye off the stated goal in Afghanistan, and creating a enviroment where the Taliban is regaining power (I have a friend from Afghanistan is studying in the states who has a very large family in Kabul and talks to them weekly.   It sounds like it is getting more dangerous day by day)  </p>
<p>I believe the “cakewalk in Iraq” zealots were well aware of the death and destruction that would take place in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Micheal Ledeen’s “creative destruction” psychopathic horseshit!</p>
<p>I guess like the majority of Germans and others who ignored or took place in the genocide of 6 million Jews, 3 million Poles, a million Gypsies, handicapped, gay etc etc. we might be able to regain some territory!  But  for recovery or healing to take place our nation would have to recognize, admit, demonstrate true remorse and shame for what our military and the Bush administration have done via the invasions.</p>
<p> A 12 step program for our nation.  It’s a long shot. </p>
<p>Otherwise our nation is hollow, without a conscience absent of soul. Most people around the world know this about the U.S. and fear  us with good reason.</p>
<p>There are many dead Americans walking!</p>
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<p>The turnaround of Bush’s disastrous rule begins with electing Gore as President and making sure he gets sworn in this time !!!<br />
I would bet all my possessions that he already has or is developing, solutions to all these problems.<br />
Of course, he will need veto-proof majorities in both houses to implement them as quickly as possible.</p>
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		<title>By: x00</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775419</link>
		<dc:creator>x00</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;More proof that this administration is a vast criminal conspiracy to insure republican majorities:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;–Election Assistance Comission Tampering&lt;br /&gt;
–Appointing politically loyal AGs&lt;br /&gt;
–Urging baseless election fraud cases IOT supress voter turnout.&lt;br /&gt;
–Vote Caging&lt;br /&gt;
–Hatch act violations, using federal agency for partisan gain.&lt;br /&gt;
–Presidential Records act violations to cover up the aforementioned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now Rove’s comment about having “the math” is starting to make sense.  The Bush regime is made up of criminals hiding in plain sight. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I now think Mitt Romney was right.  We should double the size of GITMO and fill it with the Bush mafiosi.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More proof that this administration is a vast criminal conspiracy to insure republican majorities:</p>
<p>–Election Assistance Comission Tampering<br />
–Appointing politically loyal AGs<br />
–Urging baseless election fraud cases IOT supress voter turnout.<br />
–Vote Caging<br />
–Hatch act violations, using federal agency for partisan gain.<br />
–Presidential Records act violations to cover up the aforementioned.</p>
<p>Now Rove’s comment about having “the math” is starting to make sense.  The Bush regime is made up of criminals hiding in plain sight. </p>
<p>I now think Mitt Romney was right.  We should double the size of GITMO and fill it with the Bush mafiosi.</p>
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		<title>By: dalloway</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775352</link>
		<dc:creator>dalloway</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Re the Bush bounce for jihadists:  That was the plan, Stan:  endless enemies=endless war=endless profits for BushCo.  The current state of the world is exactly what BushCo wants it to be.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re the Bush bounce for jihadists:  That was the plan, Stan:  endless enemies=endless war=endless profits for BushCo.  The current state of the world is exactly what BushCo wants it to be.</p>
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		<title>By: Karen</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775330</link>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;A really scary experiment Professor Altemeyer performed involved The Global Change Game (end of Chapter 1 in The Authoritarians).  He wanted to see how liberals and conservatives would rule the world.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He divided college students into two groups – liberal and conservative (he uses the terms low right-wing authoritarians versus high right-wing authoritarians).  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The first thing liberals did was set up a “United Nations.”  During their game, “the number of armies in the world dropped.  No wars or threats of wars occurred during the simulation.”  They tried to be honest (“elites diverted only small amounts of the treasure”) and worked cooperatively to solve problems for the benefit of all people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The conservatives, on the other hand, played the game every man for himself, which resulted in wars that quickly escalated to global nuclear war — at which point the game was stopped.  They were allowed to try playing the game again, but again they blew up the world.  (And they stole a whole lot of money.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The game shows the danger of allowing high right-wing authoritarians near the levers of power.  Perhaps we should consider making people who want to be leaders take psychological tests so we can weed out the psycho- and sociopaths before they can get anywhere near positions of power.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A really scary experiment Professor Altemeyer performed involved The Global Change Game (end of Chapter 1 in The Authoritarians).  He wanted to see how liberals and conservatives would rule the world.  </p>
<p>He divided college students into two groups – liberal and conservative (he uses the terms low right-wing authoritarians versus high right-wing authoritarians).  </p>
<p>The first thing liberals did was set up a “United Nations.”  During their game, “the number of armies in the world dropped.  No wars or threats of wars occurred during the simulation.”  They tried to be honest (“elites diverted only small amounts of the treasure”) and worked cooperatively to solve problems for the benefit of all people.</p>
<p>The conservatives, on the other hand, played the game every man for himself, which resulted in wars that quickly escalated to global nuclear war — at which point the game was stopped.  They were allowed to try playing the game again, but again they blew up the world.  (And they stole a whole lot of money.)</p>
<p>The game shows the danger of allowing high right-wing authoritarians near the levers of power.  Perhaps we should consider making people who want to be leaders take psychological tests so we can weed out the psycho- and sociopaths before they can get anywhere near positions of power.</p>
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		<title>By: Christy Hardin Smith</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775295</link>
		<dc:creator>Christy Hardin Smith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Jay Gold at 170 — Who is talking about this going to the courts?  What I’m talking about is an opportunity to take this to the public — day in, day out, hearing after hearing, news story after news story, drip after drip of one corruption-tainted scandal after another.  They want to drag this out for months on end and taint the entire GOP with this dreck from now until the 2008 election?  More power to them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The courts have nothing to do with that part of it.  And based on how GOP presidential candidates are already flopping in head-tohead polling with Democratic candidates?  They can just keep on keeping on because they are doing nothing but digging themselves a deeper hole of failure.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jay Gold at 170 — Who is talking about this going to the courts?  What I’m talking about is an opportunity to take this to the public — day in, day out, hearing after hearing, news story after news story, drip after drip of one corruption-tainted scandal after another.  They want to drag this out for months on end and taint the entire GOP with this dreck from now until the 2008 election?  More power to them.</p>
<p>The courts have nothing to do with that part of it.  And based on how GOP presidential candidates are already flopping in head-tohead polling with Democratic candidates?  They can just keep on keeping on because they are doing nothing but digging themselves a deeper hole of failure.</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Gold</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/22/recovering-from-the-bush-blight/#comment-775281</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Gold</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;“Make my day” is way too insouciant.  THEIR judges control much of the federal bench, including the Supreme Court.  Do you really think the court that gave us Bush v. Gore is about to decide that the rule of law is a good idea?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Make my day” is way too insouciant.  THEIR judges control much of the federal bench, including the Supreme Court.  Do you really think the court that gave us Bush v. Gore is about to decide that the rule of law is a good idea?</p>
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