weeklystandard.com - 10/28/2009
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Today is the first anniversary of the death of our friend and colleague Dean Barnett. We loved him, and we miss him. But we are inspired by his memory—by his strength of character, his extraordinary courage, his gift for friendship, and his zest for life.
Here’s a link to what we wrote about ...
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Baseball Crank —
... Doug Hoffman, the Conservative candidate in the race. Jim Geraghty is unsparing on the folly of Newt's continuing support for Scozzafava.
*George W. Bush, motivational speaker - without a teleprompter. The WaPo seems astonished that a man who won something on the order of 110 million votes in two national elections is actually a decent speaker. Key quote from Bush: "It's so simple in life to chase popularity, but popularity is fleeting."
*On the anniversary of his death, Bill Kristol remembers Dean Barnett.
*Naturally, he's ...
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