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Speaking of the Death of Principled Republicans ....

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She did it ....

Scary when you think about it.


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  1. TripplerAugust 14, 2011 at 10:55 PM

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  2. James FergusonAugust 19, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie ..."

    As batty as that photo is, it doesn't really sum up Michelle, as Jon Stewart pointed out on one segment. Michelle may be many things, but "moonstruck" she is not. This gal knows what she wants and more or less how to get it, unlike Sister Sarah who she has now eclipsed. You don't hear much talk of Palin anymore.

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  3. avrdsAugust 22, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    Yeah, one way of getting what you want is to pay in advance for all the $30 "votes" on behalf of all of your would-be supporters. I give her (or her advisors) credit for that one, although she paid for a lot more votes than she received which is also interesting.

    Palin is still kinda hangin' around ....

    http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110820/NEWS09/108200305/0/BUSINESS04/?odyssey=nav|head

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