“Government commissions are where accountability goes to die.”

—  Ilana Mercer

“Make me Thankful: Don’t Enlist!” http://www.ilanamercer.com/phprunner/public_article_list_view.php?editid1=523 WorldNetDaily.com, November 27, 2009.
2000s, 2009

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