"How did it come to pass that an opposition's measure of a president's foreign policy was all or nothing, success or "failure"? The answer is that the political absolutism now normal in Washington arrived at the moment--Nov. 7, 2000--that our politics subordinated even a war against terror to seizing the office of the presidency." - Daniel Henninger - WSJ 11/18/05
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"the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts." - George Orwell
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

CNN.com - Scalia: Reporter misread hand gesture - Mar 29, 2006

CNN.com - Scalia: Reporter misread hand gesture - Mar 29, 2006: "'From watching too many episodes of the Sopranos, your staff seems to have acquired the belief that any Sicilian gesture is obscene -- especially when made by an 'Italian jurist.' (I am, by the way, an American jurist.),' he wrote, referring to the American television series about a fictional mob boss and his family."'

 

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