Quote by Bob Schieffer
The Iraq war was fought by one-half of one percent of us. And unle

The Iraq war was fought by one-half of one percent of us. And unless we were part of that small group or had a relative who was, we went about our lives as usual most of the time: no draft, no new taxes, no changes. Not so for the small group who fought the war and their families. – Bob Schieffer

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The governments view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesnt want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better. – Bob Schieffer

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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. Its part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy. – Bob Schieffer

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American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free. – Bob Schieffer

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