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And speaking of inconvenient truths...

Sat, 11/17/2007 - 9:52am — lambert

... check out this lead from Peter Baker in WaPo today:

gore_inconvenient

What's wrong with this sentence?

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WaPo to readers: The government is Bush's. People to WaPo: No, it's ours

Mon, 08/20/2007 - 6:59am — lambert

It's ignorant shit like this--on WaPo's page A01, no less--that's got our country sliding down the greasy slope toward monarchy. The lead from loyal subject Peter Baker:

By the time He arrived in Prague in June for a democracy conference, Bush was frustrated. He had committed his presidency to working toward the goal of "ending tyranny in our world," yet the march of freedom seemed stalled. Just as aggravating was the sense that His own government was not committed to his vision.

Gawd, Peter, get up off your knees, wouldja? The government is not "his" government. It's our government. Do you understand? Is there any hope that you understand?

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