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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
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Monday, January 27, 2003 :::
LILEKS (James) The Bleat
[I]f Bush has been acting like a cowboy, then it's the curious sort of cowboy who spends a year rounding up a posse and sending deputies into the bad-guy's hideout to look for stagecoach loot before he acts on a warrant issued 11 years ago.
Also read the paragraph a bit later, starting "And that's a crucial point."
There was one comment from the White House recently that I really liked. Someone -- probably Ari Fleischer -- was confronted with a poll saying that most Americans are wary of a war on Iraq. He said that if we go to war, the American people will be on board.
In a previous administration, this could have referred to governing by polls. I took it to mean that the administration would still prefer not to use the big stick it's been building in the Persian Gulf, and that if it comes to that, everyone -- except the lunatic fringe, like my sister -- will agree that it's come to that.
::: posted by Steven at 3:27 PM
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