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Mission accomplished." "Six days, six weeks. I doubt six months." "Stuff happens." "Dead-enders." "Last throes." "Bring 'em on." "Stay the course." "We've never been stay the course." "Fair game." "Small price." "Surge." "Pause." And that brings us to today, although I'm sure that I have left out quite a bit. So what's it going to be, another 95 years?

Mission accomplished." "Six days, six weeks. I doubt six months." "Stuff happens." "Dead-enders." "Last throes." "Bring 'em on." "Stay the course." "We've never been stay the course." "Fair game." "Small price." "Surge." "Pause." And that brings us to today, although I'm sure that I have left out quite a bit. So what's it going to be, another 95 years?

doesn't take into consideration what happens if a Republican is elected who isn't even beginning to think about how we can bring an end to this war. It also doesn't take into consideration the cost in human lives. All of this, apparently, is the "small price" that Rep. Boehner talked about not too long ago. In truth, the headline doesn't tell the whole story. Because in reality, we're handing this debt down to future generations.

doesn't take into consideration what happens if a Republican is elected who isn't even beginning to think about how we can bring an end to this war. It also doesn't take into consideration the cost in human lives. All of this, apparently, is the "small price" that Rep. Boehner talked about not too long ago. In truth, the headline doesn't tell the whole story. Because in reality, we're handing this debt down to future generations.

? Iraq Friday, 14 September 2007 Rep. John Boehner's communications director has now provided an excuse for his boss's already-notorious comment to Wolf Blitzer that the blood of Americans is a "small price:" "Wolf asked about the money spent in Iraq, and that’s what Mr. Boehner was referring to when he said our troops

McCain's reference to "those of us who sit in relative safety" seems like a pretty harsh dig at Boehner -- criticism that it will be hard to ignore. What's more, Boehner's spokesman isn't conceding that he "misspoke" -- indeed, he's defending the remark. McCain, meanwhile, says he in fact "misspoke," and implied strongly that Boehner was minimizing the sacrifice our troops are making. Joe Biden Responds To Boehner's "Small Price" HT:

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