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Daily Archives: February 19th, 2008

A foretaste of what’s to come

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

This is the sort of thing that is rapidly turning me off to the Clinton campaign: “William Ayers, in the age of terrorism, will be Barack Obama’s Willie Horton.” –Former counterterrorism official Larry C. Johnson, The Huffington Post, Feb. 16, 2008. Who is William Ayers? He is a former weatherman who is now a professor […]

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I’m going to be a pundit

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Sheila Horvitz asked me to appear on Take Back the 2nd (which we have now taken back, but the name remains) on Thursday. So those of you who want to see me pontificate in the flesh, or at least in a pictorial representation of the flesh, can do so at 7:00 PM that night, provided […]

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Castro wins

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Fidel Castro announced his retirement yesterday, meaning that he has successfully avoided deposition by nine consecutive American presidents. I’ve got no brief for Castro, but it’s hard to argue that American policy toward Cuba has been not only a total failure but a gross injustice to the Cuban people, who have borne the brunt of […]

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