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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:00 AM

Why Iowa matters

It's full of driveway philosophers, the guys who lean against the car and talk about manly things, which don't include sports or politics. But they know which candidate is real, and they vote.
By Garrison Keillor

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  • Wednesday, October 31, 2007 04:58 AM

    Yeah, and it's "Morning in America" again.

    Jeeze. I'd swear I was reading something Ronald Reagan's speechwriters cooked up, not Garrison Keillor. Looks like those rosy lenses of his have sclerosed, just like Ronnie's cranial vascular system.

    He's selling, but I'm not buying, not this time around.

    —Duke of URL Read Duke of URL's other letters

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