Subject		Notes	Disposition
	Lancelot II	Refused to paper-train	Terminated
	Lancelot III	Howled at Celine Dion CD	Terminated
	Lancelot IV	Chewed up Lancelot I’s bed	Terminated

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It was 1993, as we recall. Bill Clinton had just been inaugurated, and one of his first moves was to end the ban on Sodomite-Americans in the military. A bold move, quickly attacked — and quickly compromised.

What we remember about it is a quote from an opponent after the dust settled: “He can be rolled.”

In other words: Bubba had the power, but he hadn’t yet learned how to wield it.

Barack Obama has far more power than a plurality president facing a growing Republican opposition. But as we watch the evolution of what will necessarily be the nine-digit hallmark of his first term, we can’t help wondering whether he really understands the meaning of “I won.”

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As we were researching quotes for Monday’s Things Best Left Unsaid, there was another Bush Administration classic we wanted to include: Karl Rove’s “Permanent Republican Majority”.

Only we couldn’t find it.

And as we Googled the shit out of it — an exercise usually reserved for esoteric geek questions, or celebrity porn — we came to strongly doubt he ever said it. In fact, he denies it.

Let’s go to the archives:

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• “We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators.”
• “This government does not torture people.”
• “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”
• “I will never lie to you.”
• “The fundamentals of our economy are strong.”

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Rod Blagojevich adopts the Otter Defense, as envisioned by String Bikini Theory.

Title: The Great Depression Ahead: How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in History

Author: Harry S. Dent

Rank: 20

Blurb: “Your life is about to change for reasons outside of your control.”

Review: “If you followed his investment advice over the last five years, you would be flat broke by now.”

Customers Also Bought: “The Next Great Bubble Boom: How to Profit from the Greatest Boom in History: 2006-2010,” by Harry S. Dent

Footnote: In the 2006 Bubble Boom, Dent predicts “the Great Boom resurging into its final and strongest stage in 2007, and even more fully in 2008, lasting until late 2009 to early 2010,” when the Dow hits 40,000.

The Great Depression Ahead [Amazon]

Buy or Die [Stinque@Amazon kickback link]

Anyone worrying that Talibunny will be taking the next mangled oath of office can rest easy: The world will come to an end a month before she has the chance.

The latest Endtimes Save-the-Date comes courtesy of the Mayan calendar, which rolls over on December 21, 2012.

Or, if you prefer: Completely stops.

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