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pnwmom

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21. Ted Kennedy voted against it but he said he didn't blame the Dems who voted for it

Reply to greymouse (Reply #20)

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 05:59 PM

Mar 2016

because he had access to classified information that they didn't have (as a member of the Armed Services Committee.) Unfortunately, he wasn't allowed to share this info.

Back in those days Colin Powell was considered to be a person of some integrity, an Independent who some Dems even tried to recruit for a Presidential run as a Dem. I can understand why people like Hillary and Biden were taken in. They never expected Colin Powell to be lying through his teeth.

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Pope, on Good Friday, blasts indifference to suffering. [View all] forest444 Mar 2016 OP

First, search in your own closets. longship Mar 2016 #1

To be fair, John Paul and Ratzo were both said to be closet cases. But not Francis. forest444 Mar 2016 #3

Yes. Much more needs to be done. longship Mar 2016 #4

Try reading his actual words. He's been excoriating pedophile priests and the bishops who pnwmom Mar 2016 #6

so how many did he report to the cops? nt msongs Mar 2016 #9

In a change from previous Popes, Francis has directed all the Bishops to report these cases pnwmom Mar 2016 #11

In other words, do the minimum required in order to protect the church from lawsuits Major Nikon Mar 2016 #12

A depiction of Catholic indifference to suffering: cprise Mar 2016 #10

arms dealers Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #2

Is this a lesson on a way to highjack a thread? longship Mar 2016 #5

when the Pope says don't deal arms Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #8

Horrors! As Secretary of State she facilitated Boeing selling its aircraft to an ally. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #7

the U.S. greymouse Mar 2016 #13

Blame President Obama then. She was doing her job. pnwmom Mar 2016 #15

there is a long disgusting U.S. history, far longer than Obama greymouse Mar 2016 #17

As to Iraq, Hillary's decision pnwmom Mar 2016 #19

Actually it has never been clear to me greymouse Mar 2016 #20

Ted Kennedy voted against it but he said he didn't blame the Dems who voted for it pnwmom Mar 2016 #21

Although I agree with the message....the messenger makes it seem disingenuous. Socal31 Mar 2016 #14

This is coming from a messenger who's doing his best to turn the organization around. pnwmom Mar 2016 #16

PHOTOS. proverbialwisdom Mar 2016 #18

Thanks, proverbialwisdom! forest444 Mar 2016 #22