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Obama’s envelopes

Old Soviet joke: Moscow, 1953. Stalin calls in Khrushchev. “Niki, I’m dying. Don’t have much to leave you. Just three envelopes. Open them, one at a time, when you get into big trouble.” A few years later, first crisis. Khrushchev opens envelope 1: “Blame everything on me. Uncle Joe.” A few years later, a really big crisis. Opens envelope 2: “Blame everything on me. Again. Good luck, Uncle Joe.” Third crisis. Opens envelope 3: “Prepare three envelopes.” Continue reading

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Obama's French Lesson

When France chides you for appeasement, you know you’re scraping bottom. Continue reading

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Does he lie?

He’s a master at misdirecting and misleading. You lie? No. Barack Obama doesn’t lie. He’s too subtle for that. He . . . well, you judge. Continue reading

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