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HughBeaumont

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3. Comics and Satirists - The Only Ones In America Who Seem To LEARN From History.
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 04:18 PM
Dec 2012

Rather than repeat it . . . again and again and again and again . . .. . .. . .

http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/

During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.

"You better believe we're going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration," said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. "Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?"

On the economic side, Bush vowed to bring back economic stagnation by implementing substantial tax cuts, which would lead to a recession, which would necessitate a tax hike, which would lead to a drop in consumer spending, which would lead to layoffs, which would deepen the recession even further.

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Turning to the subject of the environment, Bush said he will do whatever it takes to undo the tremendous damage not done by the Clinton Administration to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He assured citizens that he will follow through on his campaign promise to open the 1.5 million acre refuge's coastal plain to oil drilling. As a sign of his commitment to bringing about a change in the environment, he pointed to his choice of Gale Norton for Secretary of the Interior. Norton, Bush noted, has "extensive experience" fighting environmental causes, working as a lobbyist for lead-paint manufacturers and as an attorney for loggers and miners, in addition to suing the EPA to overturn clean-air standards.

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"Finally, the horrific misrule of the Democrats has been brought to a close," House Majority Leader Dennis Hastert (R-IL) told reporters. "Under Bush, we can all look forward to military aggression, deregulation of dangerous, greedy industries, and the defunding of vital domestic social-service programs upon which millions depend. Mercifully, we can now say goodbye to the awful nightmare that was Clinton's America."

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Damn MynameisBlarney Dec 2012 #1
Global warming Ichingcarpenter Dec 2012 #2
Sad but true. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #15
Comics and Satirists - The Only Ones In America Who Seem To LEARN From History. HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #3
Rec. progressoid Dec 2012 #4
Tom Tomorrow is Totally Terrific Octafish Dec 2012 #5
I started in the 90s Ichingcarpenter Dec 2012 #6
You said it, Ichingcarpenter: ''Honest.'' Octafish Dec 2012 #7
He is wrong about the time scale BlueStreak Dec 2012 #8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh In. SheilaT Dec 2012 #9
that is amazing. barbtries Dec 2012 #10
Awesome Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #11
Welcome to DU, Pretzel_Warrior! calimary Dec 2012 #19
Thank you calimary! Your animated gif cracks me up. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #23
He be most remembered bongbong Dec 2012 #12
He'll be most remembered JoeyT Dec 2012 #17
That too bongbong Dec 2012 #18
Holy Cow! Delphinus Dec 2012 #13
Good find, man. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #14
Weirdly the guy looks like Pres. Obama, except for the ears. diane in sf Dec 2012 #16
Yikes. I can remember thinking the country was going to swing some degree left adirondacker Dec 2012 #20
My dad's advice to me as I shipped out for Viet Nam: DemoTex Dec 2012 #21
ichingcarpenter, do you have a link to this? intheflow Dec 2012 #22
Wow! Absolutely none of that was happening in 1999, yet.... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #24
Unbelievably accurate (but, then... it IS Tom Tomorrow!) MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #25
x 2 Smilo Dec 2012 #26
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