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May 21, 2004
| Bush the man |
Now John, I don't know that it is fair to question Bush's manliness just because he cleverly dodged the war. Some would argue that the Vietnam war was worth avoiding, given the casualty rates and the lack of clear reason or direction from our leaders. Of course, I somehow doubt Bush took the easy way out as a form of moral protest. But let's cut him some slack -- he was still in his party boy phase after all. Heck, if he'd gone to Vietnam, he might never have gotten over his drinking and drug problems.
But let us not forget that as governor he was, like, the king of executing people. I mean, he was no Saddam, but he certainly killed him lots of criminals. That's manly, ain't it? And most of them were probably even guilty, even the mentally retarded one. At least, we assume so, since most of their trials were jokes.
Heck, he even mocked one woman about to die. That's pretty macho, right? Macho in a compassionate conservative way, of course.
And what is more manly than buying a sports team, huh? Even if it was with money from alleged insider trading and family friends. Still, using taxpayer dollars to build his own little stadium profit machine took some pretty serious family jewels, don't you think?
Besides, you should be careful what you ask for. Looking for the most manly candidate might just get someone like Schwarzenegger elected into power.
Wait, what am I saying. That could never happen.
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| Posted by Randy Henderson at May 21, 2004 09:59 AM |
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