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Agreeing with Rush

Agreeing with Rush

Yes, it’s true. I agree with Rush Limbaugh: I do not want Obama to succeed.

According to Newt Gingrich, that makes me irrational. So be it. While I’m admitting my irrationality, I must also state that I do not want my governor, county commissioners, or township trustees to succeed either. Nor, for that matter, my local scenic river advisory council.

Note: When Gingrich states, “You’re irrational if you don’t want the president to succeed. Because if he doesn’t succeed the country doesn’t succeed,” he’s conflating country with its occupying force.

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