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	<title>Comments on: McCain&#8217;s Gas-Tax &#8220;Holiday&#8221; Hurts US, Helps Oil Producers</title>
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		<title>By: Adie</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/mccains-gas-tax-holiday-hurts-us-helps-oil-producers/#comment-1397649</link>
		<dc:creator>Adie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Boing!?!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hey.  No net.  No fault.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Game. Set. Match.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boing!?!</p>
<p>Hey.  No net.  No fault.</p>
<p>Game. Set. Match.</p>
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		<title>By: Juno</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/mccains-gas-tax-holiday-hurts-us-helps-oil-producers/#comment-1396558</link>
		<dc:creator>Juno</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Silly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As for principles, I prefer to operate on universal principles, not an “okay for me, not okay for you” thing.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Silly.</p>
<p>As for principles, I prefer to operate on universal principles, not an “okay for me, not okay for you” thing.</p>
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		<title>By: Adie</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/mccains-gas-tax-holiday-hurts-us-helps-oil-producers/#comment-1396235</link>
		<dc:creator>Adie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Nice spin.  Now let’s see which side of the net it falls on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gonna have to wait awhile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anyone have any more of that grapefruit juice handy?  FLA please.  Especially Duncans.  Yum.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice spin.  Now let’s see which side of the net it falls on.</p>
<p>Gonna have to wait awhile.</p>
<p>Anyone have any more of that grapefruit juice handy?  FLA please.  Especially Duncans.  Yum.</p>
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		<title>By: Crosstimbers</title>
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		<dc:creator>Crosstimbers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I know this is a difficult concept, but I love to see the Republican Party split and did particulary enjoy seening a lot of conservatives follow Perot of into the netherlands.  I did not like to see liberals or the Democratic Party split sufficiently to cause Democratic losses in 1968 1980, and 2000. The principle is that I like for Democrats to win.  That is not contradicted by anything I’ve said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You’ve been asked several times about your real purpose.  I must say that I’m beginning to think that your real purpose is to solidify people behind Barack Obama.  Keep up the good work.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know this is a difficult concept, but I love to see the Republican Party split and did particulary enjoy seening a lot of conservatives follow Perot of into the netherlands.  I did not like to see liberals or the Democratic Party split sufficiently to cause Democratic losses in 1968 1980, and 2000. The principle is that I like for Democrats to win.  That is not contradicted by anything I’ve said.</p>
<p>You’ve been asked several times about your real purpose.  I must say that I’m beginning to think that your real purpose is to solidify people behind Barack Obama.  Keep up the good work.</p>
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		<title>By: Adie</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/mccains-gas-tax-holiday-hurts-us-helps-oil-producers/#comment-1396221</link>
		<dc:creator>Adie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Yes, Juno 132.  GregB is correct.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Altogethernow:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P. E. A. C. E.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, Juno 132.  GregB is correct.</p>
<p>Altogethernow:</p>
<p><strong>P. E. A. C. E.</strong></p>
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		<title>By: Adie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Adie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Whoa big fella!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Far from me to tell people what to do.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AB magna c.l. Zoology. BS Ethology.  -ogy’s trump -phy’s awldeedamthyme&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;thas why they’re so annoying&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I observe.  I don’t twist &amp; reform, tho i might try to inform.  Seem to have caught ya right on the nose, donchathink?  But youse spoiled the game by presupposing I was ordering when I wasn’t doing any such thing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can argue circles around me all day and all night.  Philosophy’s a wonderous thing.  Meet yerself comin’ &amp; goin’ if ya really wind it up tight.  M’betcha.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;p.s., i have a bad habit of reacting to annoyance by teasing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;please forgive&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;P E A C E&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoa big fella!</p>
<p>Far from me to tell people what to do.</p>
<p>AB magna c.l. Zoology. BS Ethology.  -ogy’s trump -phy’s awldeedamthyme</p>
<p>thas why they’re so annoying</p>
<p>I observe.  I don’t twist &amp; reform, tho i might try to inform.  Seem to have caught ya right on the nose, donchathink?  But youse spoiled the game by presupposing I was ordering when I wasn’t doing any such thing.</p>
<p>You can argue circles around me all day and all night.  Philosophy’s a wonderous thing.  Meet yerself comin’ &amp; goin’ if ya really wind it up tight.  M’betcha.</p>
<p>p.s., i have a bad habit of reacting to annoyance by teasing.</p>
<p>please forgive</p>
<p>P E A C E</p>
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		<title>By: Juno</title>
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		<dc:creator>Juno</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;In other words, you’ll divide the party.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As I’ve noted, Obama is welcome to drop out and give Hillary the nomination and save the party.  She has more superdelegates.  Good enough reason.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As for your Nader argument, I’d first note the Bill Clinton won in ‘92 because of Perot.  I’m assuming that, in that case, you were lovin’ the third party candidate thing, but you have an inconsistent argument then.  Double standard.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I would also say that it seems that Obama has a pattern of wanting to win by attrition, ie: no challengers.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I wonder if McCain will just drop out in the general if asked.  Hmmm…&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In other words, you’ll divide the party.</p>
<p>As I’ve noted, Obama is welcome to drop out and give Hillary the nomination and save the party.  She has more superdelegates.  Good enough reason.</p>
<p>As for your Nader argument, I’d first note the Bill Clinton won in ‘92 because of Perot.  I’m assuming that, in that case, you were lovin’ the third party candidate thing, but you have an inconsistent argument then.  Double standard.</p>
<p>I would also say that it seems that Obama has a pattern of wanting to win by attrition, ie: no challengers.  </p>
<p>I wonder if McCain will just drop out in the general if asked.  Hmmm…</p>
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		<title>By: Crosstimbers</title>
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		<dc:creator>Crosstimbers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;If I understand your comment, you are saying that Nader placed the question in the hands of the Supreme Court.  I won’t argue then, who was at fault, as long as we agree that if Nader had not run, Gore would have been president.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the present instance, if McCain beats Obama and a divided Democratic Party, you can blame who you want, but I’ll blame Hillary Clinton and her supporters.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I understand your comment, you are saying that Nader placed the question in the hands of the Supreme Court.  I won’t argue then, who was at fault, as long as we agree that if Nader had not run, Gore would have been president.</p>
<p>In the present instance, if McCain beats Obama and a divided Democratic Party, you can blame who you want, but I’ll blame Hillary Clinton and her supporters.</p>
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		<title>By: mack</title>
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		<dc:creator>mack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Actually it was the SCOTUS&lt;br /&gt;
The Nader factor merely made it close enough to steal.&lt;br /&gt;
Similar arguments could be mad about Gore running with Lieberman and turning his back on 8 years of prosperity.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually it was the SCOTUS<br />
The Nader factor merely made it close enough to steal.<br />
Similar arguments could be mad about Gore running with Lieberman and turning his back on 8 years of prosperity.</p>
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		<title>By: johnSwifty</title>
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		<dc:creator>johnSwifty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;My response was ad hominem.  I was being facetious.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I don’t have a background in political science or sociology so I will not speak to the positive or negative of Hillary Clinton remaining in political race that she has very little chance of winning.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Philosophically, Nietzsche stated that which does not kill you makes you stronger and if that is so with Clinton’s use of typical right wing attacks on Obama now, as opposed to later, then perhaps some purpose is being served.  Who knows.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will propose this tautology though; and I appologize in advance for a blatant oversimplification: if the Hillary Clinton and a faction of the Democratic party were not currently employed in the enterprise of making Obama stronger, then the entire Democratic party could focus that equal or even synergistically greater amount of energy in making McCain weaker.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As it stands I will solute you with your favorite weak analogy and end in perfect agreement; Hillary Clinton has every right to continue to behave as a dog in the manger.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My response was ad hominem.  I was being facetious.</p>
<p>I don’t have a background in political science or sociology so I will not speak to the positive or negative of Hillary Clinton remaining in political race that she has very little chance of winning.</p>
<p>Philosophically, Nietzsche stated that which does not kill you makes you stronger and if that is so with Clinton’s use of typical right wing attacks on Obama now, as opposed to later, then perhaps some purpose is being served.  Who knows.</p>
<p>I will propose this tautology though; and I appologize in advance for a blatant oversimplification: if the Hillary Clinton and a faction of the Democratic party were not currently employed in the enterprise of making Obama stronger, then the entire Democratic party could focus that equal or even synergistically greater amount of energy in making McCain weaker.</p>
<p>As it stands I will solute you with your favorite weak analogy and end in perfect agreement; Hillary Clinton has every right to continue to behave as a dog in the manger.</p>
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