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
Monday, February 24, 2003 :::
Last week, Mark Steyn wrote about Chirac. Referring to the comment that I've had on the blog banner (I'm trying to rotate it out this morning, BTW, and having blogger problems), he points out:
The problem for the subjects of this advice -- Central and Eastern Europe -- is that they're not looking for a good opportunity to shut up. They were shut up by the Soviet Union for half-a-century, and memories are fresh enough that they're in no great hurry to repeat the experience.