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Open letter to Sen. John McCain

Post author By Mark Egge
Post date December 21, 2010
Categories In Politics, Rants, Thoughts, Uncategorized
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I’m not in the habit of writing letters to my elected representatives–if only because I generally prefer watching movies or climbing mountains to writing letters, and I certainly do not expect any letter to make one lick of difference. (Want to make a difference? Donate to your lobbyist of choice!) That said, I’ve recently felt […]

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