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The Right Didn't Mind When Bush Paid A Ransom To Terrorists

The Right Didn't Mind When Bush Paid A Ransom To Terrorists
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Politics Editor, The Huffington Post

President George W. Bush gestures during remarks at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday, December 18, 2008, in Washington. "Under normal circumstances, no question bankruptcy court is the best way to work through credit and debt and restructuring," Bush said during a speech and question-and-answer session at the conservative Washington think tank. "These aren't normal circumstances. That's the problem." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President George W. Bush gestures during remarks at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday, December 18, 2008, in Washington. "Under normal circumstances, no question bankruptcy court is the best way to work through credit and debt and restructuring," Bush said during a speech and question-and-answer session at the conservative Washington think tank. "These aren't normal circumstances. That's the problem." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Bowe Bergdahl story moves to the hearing stage this week, so we’ll be treated to the sight of preening House Republicans trying to press Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on when it was that he, too, started hating America. Meanwhile, over in the fever swamps, speculation is growing about an alleged “ransom” the Obama administration may have paid to bring Bergdahl home. That Ollie North, of all people, started this talk is one of those laugh, cry, or shoot-the-television moments that now assault our synapses with such regularity; it’s like Judas calling John or James a traitor, or Bernie Madoff aspersing Warren Buffett as a swindler.

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