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...that Bush would only resort to war if the cost of inaction becomes greater. It is simply cynical to assign any other motives to the president on this issue. The Commander-in-Chief gig is not one that anybody takes lightly, and, tempting as it may be, we cannot pretend Bush is acting out of greed for oil or some weird complex to avenge his father. To do so is both ignorant and dangerous...
...there an alternative more consistent with our national ideals? scenario no. 2: first, we actually make friends with Saddam. (but only for pretend...
...those shows that you can come back to after a while and still enjoy, even though you don’t know what’s going on. I mean, who cares if I don’t know that Rachel is pregnant? I can still pretend to know that she is and laugh at all the jokes anyway. There is one thing I have to confess, though. Due to my poor memory, and lack of consistent watching, I always decide that Ross and Monica should get together; I mean, Rachel doesn’t really deserve Ross anyway...
...understand, and why he should use whatever little bit of remaining FTC budget he has left to take his staff to a Eugene O'Neill play, is that people want to be deceived. You don't go to John Edward because you believe, but because it's nice to pretend you believe, to bask in the lie. Miracle cures aren't about the cure, but about the miracle. And while that may mean grating lobster shell on my salad, it still sounds a lot better than working...
...tell you a little bit about making sausages, playing rugby, building an A-bomb, and knocking someone out cold. But I can’t actually do any of those things. What don’t I know? Just about everything. What do I know? How to pretend I know...