Why Republicans Are So Concerned about a Bust of Winston Churchill<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNow this is strange. What compels a Speaker of the House, as he's (supposed to be) trying to reach a deal to preserve various expiring government goodies before Congress recesses for the year, to move…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No, not those busts, but a bust of Winston Churchill, and the petty kerfuffle over Obama returning said Bust to the Brits (who'd loaned it to Dubya) and how this shows he's somehow un-American, or un-British, or un-white or something. 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