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GOP contenders share vision for 2010: less government

Because they cannot govern, they want less government.

Here's a sneak preview of the GOP revision of the Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Republicans are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Guns are instituted among Men, deriving their powers from the bullets in the chamber, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the Republicans to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Is there a significant difference in meaning between these two sentences, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste" and "What a waste it is to lose one’s mind”? Think carefully: your answer will determine whether you are a Democrat or a Republican.