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Showing Original Post only (View all)Seriously....what the FUCK was Patreus thinking? [View all]
All opinions of the General aside, good and bad, what the hell was he thinking? That he wasn't going to get caught? That letting her read his personal email was a good idea?
Seriously - he's not a stupid man.
What was he thinking?
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Petraeus' other head was doing the thinking and all it could think about was "FUCK!" nt
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#2
The only people who should be surprised are people who don't understand people.
Liberal Veteran
Nov 2012
#26
was it Edwards that said, there comes a point where you feel you are invincible...
Whisp
Nov 2012
#8
It also boosts the ego when the woman is *really* skilled between the sheets
Blue_Tires
Nov 2012
#47
Ask Spitzer, Vitter, Bill Clinton, Strauss-Kahn, Edwards, Gingrich, etc. nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#11
Makes sense but I hope a transparent presidency will share the facts with his supporters. nt
jody
Nov 2012
#33
Yes, for some including me if the incident occurred before he retired he should be court-martialed.
jody
Nov 2012
#49
Why? Is a court-martial going to do something to substantially improve our country?
Liberal Veteran
Nov 2012
#56
Understand but active duty personnel still face courts-martial for the same act. President Obama has
jody
Nov 2012
#61
And John Edwards. And Anthony Weiner. And Bill Clinton. And Elliot Spitzer. And David Vitter.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2012
#15
Clinton, Gingrich, Hart, Edwards, Ensign, Vitter, Pickering, Condit, Weiner, Livingston, Hyde.....
Liberal Veteran
Nov 2012
#17
Yes. When a man allow blood to rush from his head to the middle appendage, he is done.
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#44
Well he's homely, she's beautiful, he's powerful, she's married-and so that coon
MichiganVote
Nov 2012
#29
At the point that he got with that woman, his head wasn't the thing that was in control
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#37