Somehow that chimp clutching a bible couldn't get it done. He did save us from Saddam's WMD threat, though. It only cost us a trillion dollars and immeasurable human suffering.
- Steve Hsu
- Professor of physics at the University of Oregon. Homepage. Archive. Favorite posts. Twitter: @hsu_steve
Monday, May 02, 2011
Obama got Osama
This is not usually a political blog, but I couldn't resist.
Somehow that chimp clutching a bible couldn't get it done. He did save us from Saddam's WMD threat, though. It only cost us a trillion dollars and immeasurable human suffering.
Somehow that chimp clutching a bible couldn't get it done. He did save us from Saddam's WMD threat, though. It only cost us a trillion dollars and immeasurable human suffering.
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