Just When I Thought He was an Enlightened Person


	Just When I Thought He was an Enlightened Person

DanaGarrett

6-17-2008 4:36 PM

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evolution, creationism

DanaGarrett says:

Just when I thought he was an enlightened person, he turns out to be a dingbat. Oh, well, I guess cleaning up a state's laws that supported cronyism and closed government--worse than any state in the nation had been--is no guarantee you won't turn out to be an intellectual Neanderthal.

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