Outta Control Bush Continues Abuse of Power


	Outta Control Bush Continues Abuse of Power

papananook

2-6-2008 9:40 PM

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papananook says:

The list keeps getting longer and loooonger. When is the fucker gonna be stopped?

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2-7-2008 12:18 AM

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