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Thursday, May 10 at 10:37 AM

Pete Klammer of Wheat Ridge writes:

Q: How many neocons does it take to replace a burnt-out lightbulb?
A: That is defeatist, unpatriotic question that supports terrorism and undermines our troops, and anyone who says we need a new lightbulb now, just as the surge is beginning to make progress, without completing the mission, is unacceptable.

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READER COMMENTS

An electrical surge will blow out a lightbulb. Will that embolden ouir enemies?

Posted by Sharon B. on May 10, 2007 02:43 PM

A:
None, they prefer being kept in the dark.

Posted by CL on May 10, 2007 02:52 PM

What the heack is a neo-con? Turn off the TV and radio...life is so much more pleasant.

But, to answer the question...I think Pete needs to change his own lightbulb.

Posted by my name 2 on May 10, 2007 02:53 PM

"What the heack is a neo-con"

Didn't you see The Matrix? Neo is a trendy new prefix for use with any and all words, regardless of whether it makes sense or not.

Posted by No use on May 10, 2007 02:59 PM

Neolib!

Posted by on May 10, 2007 03:47 PM

Neoneos!!!!

Posted by No use on May 10, 2007 04:24 PM

It takes one incompetant crony, one no-bid contract to Halliburton, a dozen low-level political operatives appointed to positions for which they have no discernable experience besides loyalty to the president, and 100,000 paid mercinaries doing the same jobs as our troops for 5 times the money at taxpayers expense.

Add a CEO with a billion dollar severance package payable upon completion despite the later discovery that the lightbulb was fine and nobody had tried flipping the switch.

A public relations think tank would then need to be formed to come up with clever Orwellian semantic techniques for blaming it all on Bill Clinton.
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Posted by Charles B on May 10, 2007 04:45 PM

Neo-Clinton-Apologist.

Sorry Charles B, I had to say it.

Posted by KW on May 10, 2007 04:49 PM

Neo-con ....A first time prisoner.

Posted by A on May 10, 2007 05:04 PM

Neo-con ....A first time prisoner.

Posted by A on May 10, 2007 05:06 PM

"A: That is defeatist, unpatriotic question that supports terrorism and undermines our troops, and anyone who says we need a new lightbulb now, just as the surge is beginning to make progress, without completing the mission, is unacceptable."

Is that neo-English?

Posted by Mike on May 10, 2007 05:14 PM

"Is that neo-English?"

neo-grammer..

Posted by Charles B on May 10, 2007 07:05 PM

Thank you, Charles.

But, that would be 'grammar'.

Posted by Mike on May 10, 2007 07:13 PM

I stand corrected. (bows deeply)

Posted by Charles B on May 10, 2007 09:56 PM

Posted by Keith on May 10, 2007 10:16 PM