Allies desert 'lame duck president'


	Allies desert 'lame duck president'

Newfman

4-8-2007 7:50 AM

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4-8-2007 1:07 PM

BobbyRutan

The lame duck in a bubble. Bush the Bungler.

4-8-2007 1:11 PM

enbar

Can't you clip something positive? Or do you just love Saddam Hussein and his al-Qaeda buddies too much?

Just kidding. Sigh.

4-8-2007 1:57 PM

buches

The only "gut-level" connection I ever had with Bush was nausea.

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