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Senator Han Solo of Corellia added: "I've got a bad feeling about this."

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Grand Moff Tarkin would sneer at the Republicans, though. He was a man of culture and refinement (I mean, he had a British accent!), not an addled boob! One needs style and finesse when one is committing planeticide!

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Supercommittee should create a special appropriation to send Ted Cruz into outer space, and then shutdown the government when its time for him to comeback.

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That's what Boehner calls his morning whiskey binge.

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That "amazing technicolor" is Boehner's whiskey-soaked orange.

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...the NERD is strong in this one!

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A lot of people, including surgeons, fail to realize that what makes great surgeons is great reflexes and quick decision-making in a specialized environment. Generally, great surgeons are more appropriately compared to Peyton Manning than to any academic or politician.

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Sherman, set the Wayback Machine to 2011!

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...nice to see that house Republicans learned all of the negotiating skills from Grand Moff Tarkin from Star Wars:

<em> Princess Leia: But Alderaan is peaceful! We have no weapons, you can't possibly... Governor Tarkin: [impatiently] Would you prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system! I grow tired of asking this so it'll be the last time: Where is the rebel base? Princess Leia: ...Dantooine. They're on Dantooine. Governor Tarkin: There. See, Lord Vader, she can be reasonable. Continue with the operation; you may fire when ready. Princess Leia: WHAT? Governor Tarkin: You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration - but don't worry; we'll deal with your rebel friends soon enough. </em>

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...damn it, you beat me to Star Wars analogy!

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And that's not their noses, either.

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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… duh, ummm, we won’t get fooled again!!!*

*G.W. Bush

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Will they at least call it the Stuporcommittee?

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You forgot licking the windows.

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When all seems lost, reorganize.

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I prefer chainsaws and cattle prods.

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