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mindwalker_i

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5. It would also eliminate another boogeyman

Reply to Lucky Luciano (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 01:02 AM

Mar 2015

Repubs need someone to tell people to be afraid of in order to drum up support for spending trillions on military, some of which comes back as campaign contributions. Taxpayers are effectively subsidizing republican campaings. It was bad enough when Obama killed bin Laden and ended the wars.

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Republicans don't want a nuclear deal with Iran...... [View all] Lucky Luciano Mar 2015 OP

Possibility..yes. in the Koch world. Think of the millions of acres of misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #1

I really do not understand why the GOP hates Iran so much, they created what it is today. Rex Mar 2015 #2

Repu licans need the flock to be fearful. Old and In the Way Mar 2015 #3

Rethugs are still smarting over Wellstone ruled Mar 2015 #4

It would also eliminate another boogeyman mindwalker_i Mar 2015 #5