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2. In all fairness to the Bush Admin......I don't think they were trying to get Osama.

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 12:03 PM

Apr 2012

They needed him alive as the almighty Boogie Man to keep those Defense Contracts rolling.

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They left the door wide open with their ineptitude BeyondGeography Apr 2012 #1

Getting Rush off of Armed Forces Radio will be a huge deal. Initech Apr 2012 #3

Will be? Is this in the works?? (Oh please oh please...) [nt] Jester Messiah Apr 2012 #6

We'll definitely see it if Obama is reelected. Initech Apr 2012 #20

Rush-Clear Channel-Bain Capital-Mittens Thor_MN May 2012 #25

Exactly. And that should make people distrust the gop even more. jwirr Apr 2012 #8

Bingo! canuckledragger Apr 2012 #10

do we NEED to be fair to that regime? leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #15

They certainly ProSense May 2012 #24

Obama hits "Below the belt" by mentioning he killed Bin Laden.... AlbertCat May 2012 #28

K&R CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2012 #4

Excellent piece. Thanks for posting. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #5

He took all their talking points away BumRushDaShow Apr 2012 #9

Exactly...historically speaking, the gop has used their... tex-wyo-dem Apr 2012 #23

If W had killed Osama, there would be a ticker tape parade librechik Apr 2012 #11

absolutely correct. good point on "mission (not) accomplished". tomp May 2012 #26

Great stuff indeed! k&r Little Star Apr 2012 #12

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