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Old 09-08-2010, 08:16 PM   #1
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Considering that President Bush is the only POTUS other than Obama to lead the nation after 9/11 I see your point.

It makes no sense what so ever.

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I wasn't being case specific.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:22 PM   #2
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I don't think he should go, he should go to the Pentagon and PA
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Old 09-08-2010, 10:11 PM   #3
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I've thought the exact same thing.

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With what exactly? The way the state has voted the last 20 years, the number of Dem Reps they have or that he has more to lose politically by going there than there is to gain?

This shouldn't be about politics. This should be about honoring and remembering people that died on a day that is instead now used for political leverage and political debate. He burns dinosaur fuel vacationing all over the country, let him go to NY and the Pentagon on the same day.

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Old 09-09-2010, 06:35 AM   #4
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This shouldn't be about politics.
I think the Internet has influenced a lot of this. With the rise of blogs and sites like Drudge, you have an uncontrolled stream of instant information often with little real integrity. Regardless, it can he highly influential and simply too tempting to not take advantage of by people on all sides.

And while both parties certainly do it, I've always thought that the Right was much more effective.

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Old 09-09-2010, 05:13 AM   #5
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I don't think he should go, he should go to the Pentagon and PA
I think he's on vacation anyways.
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I wasn't being case specific.
My post was sarcastic.

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