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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:00 AM

"No way, no how, no McCain"

Hillary Clinton targets the Republicans -- and her loyalists who have been unwilling to give up the good fight.
By Joan Walsh

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  • Wednesday, August 27, 2008 03:29 PM

    to white cat I forgot to state

    that my definition of ignorant is the same as you stated it below; allowing the perfect to become the enemy of the good.

    That's Voltaire, by the way, a writer I'm bright enough to know and to love. I happen to have that quote posted above my desk where I see it every day. Trite as it may sound, it's also practical advice to remember.

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