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The Bush Who Cried Wolf

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The Bush Administration issued numerous terror alerts based on scant intelligence in order to rally people around the flag when the administration was suffering in the polls.

Says who?

Well, how about:

Of course, the administration also cried wolf about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, Iran's nuclear capabilities, Al-Qaeda's composition, strength and numbers, and a host of other things.

Fortunately, Giuliani lost big because Americans are getting tired of the whole fear gimmick. But that might only make the administration redouble its efforts to scare people, since that seems to be the only play contained in their playbook.

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As a political activist for decades, I have rejoiced in victories for the people and mourned in defeats. I chose the pen name "George Washington" because - as Washington's biographies show - he wasn't a (more...)
 
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