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If I had quit the Marines three years into my six-year commitment, I would not refer to myself as a former Marine. So we need to quit referring to Sarah Palin as a former governor. Maybe a former mayor. Wait a minute — did she finish that job? How about former housewife? There you go.
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Why does it have to be a tea party? How about a beer party?
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Here's the GOP dream team for 2012: Sarah Palin (president), "Scooter" Libby (vice president) and Joe the Plumber (secretary of state). Maybe throw in Glenn Beck as chief of staff, for good measure.
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Why don't the poor, stupid and ugly Democrats who are doing all the Sarah Palin bashing realize they hate her because she is what they aren't?
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Does Obama have any clue that the people don't want what he is trying to make us swallow? He needs to take a breath and listen to what we want, because we elected him.
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Winston Churchill said of truth: "Panic may resent it; ignorance may deride it; malice may distort it; but there it is." This easily fits the ego- driven GOP when paralyzing the Senate with filibusters. Who would vote for people whose sole intent is to see how ineffective they could make Congress?
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Opinion Line is exactly like Congress: Just a bunch of angry Republicans and Democrats who don't contribute anything.
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Evolve, world. I'm bored.
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Aid agencies and Haitian officials now say that tents won't work for the Haiti people but sheets of plastic will. Hurricane season is approaching. Where did the billions of dollars go that Americans raised for them? I guess not to provide the simplest of housing.
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It's an outrage that there are so many puppies for sale in the newspaper. Thousands of animals are killed daily due to irresponsible pet owners and breeders. Please stop. Our Kansas Humane Society has wonderful animals that desperately need homes.
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Interested in jump-starting the economy and providing local employment? Stop the eBay and other Internet shopping, and visit your neighborhood stores.
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The sun is shining, so let's hear some positive comments.
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Don't forget to say a prayer for our soldiers who are engaged in the fierce fighting in Afghanistan.
