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And from the equal time department, comes this column from the Washington Post:
The Ever-Malleable Mr. Obama
By Charles Krauthammer
— Bret
By the ever-wrong Charles Krauthammer
& don’t forget a little bashing for McLame’s beautiful wife Cindy, or rather, Madam “oxycontin chic”
“To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies.”
— Obama spokesman Bill Burton, Oct. 24, 2007
Both of these bozos will change their views on issues if they think it means more votes in November.