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karynnj

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1. Among the reasons that was infuriating, is 911 happened on THEIR WATCH

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 11:14 AM

May 14

However, the country rallied around the only President we had, ignoring any shortcomings. That made any response blaming Bush for that likely to backfire enormously among anyone but people like us.

The fact that Kerry had decades of foreign policy experience and was a very decorated war hero, who stunned Congress as a young vet with his eloquence speaking about war was ignored as were the many weaknesses of Bush/Cheney.

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Trump "defending" us against imaginary nukes, reminiscent of Evil Dick Cheney's Kerry warning that "we'll get hit again" [View all] Miles Archer May 14 OP

Among the reasons that was infuriating, is 911 happened on THEIR WATCH karynnj May 14 #1

The fact that BushCo, Miguelito Loveless May 14 #2

Goes back further than that... Moostache May 14 #4

At least some of those people were tried and convicted Miguelito Loveless May 14 #5

Keep going... lame54 May 14 #6

Yes indeed! And Dick Armey (tea party astroturfer) Adnan Kashoggi, Bill Bennett with Heritage Foundation Bongo Prophet May 14 #8

And media mindlessly pushed that narrative despite Kerry's unmatched background blm May 14 #3

Was in a conversation recently discussing the cachukis May 14 #7