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	<title>bittersweet distractor &#187; Election 2008</title>
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		<title>Oh and that election&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/11/oh-and-that-election/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cried. I did. The tears just poured down my face, the Main Distractor and I were instant messaging, and even though I was alone (with the dogs) in my Vancouver living room, not in a crowd of hundreds or &#8230; <a href="http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/11/oh-and-that-election/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Barack Obama for President&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/11/barack-obama-for-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan says it at least as well as I could; it&#8217;s such a relief to read now and then that someone in the damn world besides me cares about the Constitution.]]></description>
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		<title>Make that&#8230;four and a half Secretary of State endorsements for McCain/Palin</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/make-thatfour-and-a-half-secretaries-of-state-endorse-mccainpalin/</link>
		<comments>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/make-thatfour-and-a-half-secretaries-of-state-endorse-mccainpalin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawrence Eagleburger on whether Sarah Palin is qualified to be President (via HuffPo): &#8220;It is a very good question,&#8221; he said, pausing a few seconds, then adding with a chuckle: &#8220;I&#8217;m being facetious here. Look, of course not.&#8221; Eagleburger explained: &#8230; <a href="http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/make-thatfour-and-a-half-secretaries-of-state-endorse-mccainpalin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks, Andrew Sullivan</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/thanks-andrew-sullivan/</link>
		<comments>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/thanks-andrew-sullivan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For bringing Margaret and Helen to my attention.]]></description>
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		<title>Redistribution of wealth.</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/redistribution-of-wealth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>db</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALL taxes are redistribution of wealth, for all of the ignorant douchebags cheering John McCain. ALL taxes. You people seem to need to return to civics class. Taking tax dollars and paying for public schools? redistribution of wealth, Einstein. What&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/redistribution-of-wealth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>And back to sighing.</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/and-back-to-sighing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>db</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bittersweetdistractor.com/?p=202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since last I wrote, a lot has happened. To me personally, and in the world at large. Personally, I had a few days off last week and red-eyed my way eastward to meet up with my Main Distractor. Yay Main &#8230; <a href="http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/and-back-to-sighing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oh, my bad.</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/oh-my-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/oh-my-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>db</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bittersweetdistractor.com/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Palin was asked to name other US Supreme Court cases with which she disagreed, in addition to Roe. Her hedging answer was designed more to avoid letting anyone know what her opinion might be about anything potentially controversial than &#8230; <a href="http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/10/oh-my-bad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Um, Roe v. Wade. (Pause) Updated.</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/um-roe-v-wade-pause/</link>
		<comments>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/um-roe-v-wade-pause/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bittersweetdistractor.com/?p=190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s the latest on Gov. Palin. Katie Couric was asking her about Supreme Court decisions, and apparently, the only Supreme Court case she could come up with was Roe v. Wade. Unlike Sen. Obama, I&#8217;m no ConLaw scholar, and while &#8230; <a href="http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/um-roe-v-wade-pause/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cowboys and mavericks. Let&#8217;s keep them in the multiplex, where they belong.</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/cowboys-and-mavericks-lets-keep-them-in-the-multiplex-where-they-belong/</link>
		<comments>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/cowboys-and-mavericks-lets-keep-them-in-the-multiplex-where-they-belong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>db</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bittersweetdistractor.com/?p=188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Obama is a really smart guy. Contrary to Sen. McCain&#8217;s repeated assertions, he understands. ( I keep belabouring this point, but just because McCain and Palin say it doesn&#8217;t make it so. Hell, even the Republicans don&#8217;t know what Sarah &#8230; <a href="http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/cowboys-and-mavericks-lets-keep-them-in-the-multiplex-where-they-belong/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kertwang!</title>
		<link>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/kertwang/</link>
		<comments>http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/kertwang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s so much material, the blogosphere may explode&#8230;for sheer hilarity, not much beats Sarah Palin talking to Katie Couric. Alas, poor Couric&#8230;.Katie seems to have valued politeness over the facts, or perhaps she was afraid of Gov. Palin&#8217;s possible response &#8230; <a href="http://bittersweetdistractor.com/2008/09/kertwang/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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