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Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:00 AM

America then and now

It's now commonplace for our political and media elites to explicitly renounce the principles of justice which the U.S. long led the world in advocating.

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  • Friday, January 9, 2009 06:30 AM

    JoeK's logic is impeccable as always

    If I understand his argument, he's offended that GG accuses him of him of "completely" changing his mind because he can cite years worth of articles where he waffles and can't stick to one position. People who consistently express one position are monomaniacal. Ergo, JoeK is and has always been a spineless jellyfish. This is his closing argument? Good grief.

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