Ten Commandments for Liberals Who Want To Argue Politics

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	Ten Commandments for Liberals Who Want To Argue Politics

strider72

7-13-2009 12:50 PM

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politics, argument, logic, liberals, progressives, democrats, rules

strider72 says:

Note: These are the rules they **should** follow, not the rules they **do** follow.

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