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Focus Harder, Rev. Dobson

It’s nice to see that Pete Wehner still harbors ecumenical thoughts, at least when not writing about the Bush Administration’s foreign policy. As for Reverend Dobson, who has been wall-to-wall intolerant for some time, I suspect the evangelical movement has passed him by as it moves away from Revelation and, happily, back to the Beatitudes.

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Call Him, Barack

Ok, so Bill Clinton is acting like a big baby, according to Tom Edsall. I remember a similar circumstance, back in 1992, with Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the role of neglected elder statesman. Moynihan, who always had his doubts about Clinton’s character, had supported Bob Kerrey in the primaries and was looking for some serious [...]

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The Real War Cont.

The New York Times reports on the growth of the Taliban movement in northwestern Pakistan, with details reminiscent of The Kite Runner: One of the first targets of the Taliban are usually criminals with whom they often fashion a symbiotic relationship, officials here said. Often the Taliban attack criminals and in that way increase their [...]