sign this birthday card<\/a> for President Obama.<\/p>\nSo what sort of greetings should I give to Barack?<\/p>\n
\u201cMay federal judges continue helping cover up your crimes!”<\/p>\n
\u201cMay the Washington media (mostly) continue groveling at your feet…\u201d<\/p>\n
The dude’s birthday is on August 4 – I suspect we can come up with better ideas between now and then..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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