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Senator McCain, how much is Iraq worth?

Last week, B Rational had a set of questions concerning Obama's position on Iraq might be if his opinion on Iraq; specifically, what Obama would do if he changed his mind regarding the state of Iraqi capability. My return questions concern the apparent contradictory nature of Senator's McCain's position.

For some background, here are several statements that McCain has made:

Debate Archetype: Libertarianism and Regulation

A quick debate so we can skip having the same one over and over again
50% Snark, so don't take much too seriously

Yellow-Bar: Less Regulation!

Blue-Bar: But pollution is bad!

Yellow-Bar: Well of course people need to follow the law, including those protecting the environment!

Blue-Bar: But regulations ARE the law!?! What are you talking about?

Yellow-Bar: I mean regulations that try to make people be good rather than prohibit harm to others.

The War On Hello

Halloween is just around the corner and we all know that Halloween is just the first shot on the yearly War on Christmas. We’ll soon be hearing all about how atheist organizations like Sears and Macy’s are forcing their employees to greet customers with an all encompassing ‘Happy Holidays’ instead of a more narrowly focused ‘Merry Christmas’.

My friends, while traveling on my honeymoon, I was subjected to something much more devastating. The battle has begun against an even more fundamental greeting; I’m taking about the War on "Hello."

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