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Larry Thornberry's defense of cowboys and explanation of Bush detractors thinking this is a derogatory term was interesting and a point well made. I trust punching "doggies" was a mere slip of the keyboard. A doggie is your canine pal. A stray calf is a dogie (one "g" and long "o") -- "Git along, little dogies, git along, git along ...we're headin' for the la-ast round-up." went the cowboy's lament.

The cowboy was steadfast, dedicated to a purpose, focused on the job and capable of enduring hardship to get it done. I believed they called it grit. Sounds like Bush to me.

p>Without that rare breed of man, the cowboy, this country would not have settled, prospered or expanded its borders from the small settlements in the east. br> -- Diane Smith br> South San Francisco, California /p> p> Larry Thornberry replies: br> Good point. Spelling in English is not for the faint (feint?) of heart. No excuse for the E-3, but trying to spell in English is a little like trying to play poker with 15 wild cards. It's an orthographic teenager's bedroom. /p> p> CARBON COPY br> Re: Iain Murray's Paying for Carbon

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