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10. I mean, I get that he's running against Obama

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #9)

Thu May 3, 2012, 02:46 PM

May 2012

But fer crissakes, the Chen situation doesn't really admit to an easy pat-answer solution. Romney's uninformed yammering for the sake of yammering isn't just counterproductive, it's a good way to escalate the situation to where something happens that everyone (except Romney, who's merely campaigning, and doesn't recognize any so-called "reality" events) regrets.

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