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kenfrequed

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62. She voted for it
Tue Dec 8, 2015, 10:10 AM
Dec 2015

And she voted for it for one of the above reasons.
Political expediency
Ignorance of the situqtion
Foolhardy belief in the Bushies
Or political image.


None of these reasons are acceptable.

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