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Those politically correct morons in Oslo really did give the man the peace prize for nothing more than stating intentions that are contradicted by his actions.

… The unconstitutional detention of individuals convicted of no crimes in Guantanamo Bay continues. The war in Afghanistan – a country that never attacked the U.S. – continues, and may even escalate if General McChrystal gets the troops he asked Obama for. The war in Iraq – another country that never attacked the U.S., and we all know now that the WMD scare was a lie – is keeping the reaper busy. Obama is given much credit for scaling back plans for future missile defense spending, but reports have it that the military itself had already requested a reduction in that program, citing higher priorities.

Besides, the nomination deadline was February 1st, just days after Obama took office, so you know his nomination can’t have had anything to do with actual accomplishments. And the fact of the matter is that…

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