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2008 in a nutshell

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

From the New Yorker:
McCain wants to stay in Iraq until no more Americans are getting killed, no matter how long it takes and how many Americans get killed achieving that goal—that is, the goal of not getting any more Americans killed. And once that goal is achieved, we’ll stay.
Whoever the Democratic Senate nominee is, they’re […]

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Back up the Brinks truck

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The first Saturday in May, I always get up a little early and hit the OTB downtown at Rialto. It’s always a blast. The hats. The hipsters. The regulars looking at all of us with disgust.
I never pick the favorite, and this year will be no exception. I’ll be taking […]

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