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Republican talking points about North Korea getting the bomb: Besides the usual "we're doing just great!" pablum, I've heard two republicans today (Sen. Pat Roberts and Condi Rice) state that Kim Jong Il may be trying to affect the November elections.

This is typical: trying to spin their abject policy failure into a political plus. It's sickening.

I wish they'd worry as much about lunatics getting nukes as they do about trying to score a few political points.