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Jefferson could well imagine Dick Cheney and George Bush, but - - -

bowser — 5/15/2013 3:02:13 AM (archived)

he could not possibly conceive there would be a Barack Obama.

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Trust in government power - TB - 5/15/2013 2:35:00 AM
- "Scandal Cascade", indeed. Three witchhunts does not a cascade make. - ER - 5/15/2013 4:58:59 AM
- Power will be exercised one way or the other. - ER - 5/15/2013 4:26:27 AM
  - Coda - ER - 5/15/2013 5:12:51 AM
    - Actually, I think I've finally got it. - TB - 5/15/2013 6:35:56 AM
      - The power the private sector seeks - ER - 5/15/2013 1:04:32 PM
        
        The whole point of political power is to crush its competition, and they have guns. - TB - 5/15/2013 4:20:03 PM
        
        Tell me again, who has the guns? - ER - 5/15/2013 7:40:32 PM
        
        No, no, you're doing it all wrong. - TB - 5/15/2013 8:07:12 PM
        
        And P.S. - TB - 5/15/2013 8:21:37 PM
        
        It's not the arrogant CEOs I worry about. - ER - 5/15/2013 8:54:09 PM
        
        Actually, your entire premise on this thread WAS that it was the arrogant CEOs we need to worry about. - TB - 5/15/2013 9:30:33 PM
        
        It's the arrogant CEOs who are making promises they can't keep. - ER - 5/15/2013 11:25:23 PM
- That Obama quote... - alcaray - 5/15/2013 3:35:45 AM
- Jefferson could well imagine Dick Cheney and George Bush, but - - - - bowser - 5/15/2013 3:02:13 AM
  - I don't know about anyone else but that brought a smile to my face. n/t - RobVG - 5/15/2013 3:54:44 AM

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