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Tue, 18 Apr 2006

In the frenzy of the previous month, I missed an article over at the Huffington Post on March 21st. It's by Jane Smiley, and it is called "Notes For Converts." It is one of the finest pieces of big-picture political analysis that I've ever seen, and should be read by every citizen of this country. It should especially be read by political conservatives of conscience who currently associate themselves with the so-called Republican Party.

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G'wan, Mr. Brooks

David Brooks on Rumsfeld in the Times. (No link, because it's behind the Times Select wall.) This seems a point that nails something important quite nicely:

If you just looked at his resume, you might think he was the best person to lead the Pentagon in time of war, but in reality he was the worst because his whole life had misprepared him for what was to come. He was prepared to fight organizations. He was not prepared to fight enemies.

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