corner.nationalreview.com - 1/9/2009
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Mark my words.
On Wednesday, some conservative journalists had a final lunch discussion with Vice President Cheney at his residence. Over the past eight years, the vice president has periodically hosted these sessions and was always unfailingly candid and insightful. And charming and ...
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Nordlinger: Darth Vader Speaks
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O n Wednesday, a group of columnist types had lunch with Dick Cheney. One of them was our divine Kate O Beirne. She had a Corner post on it, here . She said in essence We ll miss him when he s gone. I, of course, second that motion. (Emotion?) Another participant was Charles Krauthammer. When the vice president saw him, waiting in a small room with the rest of us, he said, I m honored. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] The vice-presidential residence, at the Naval Observatory in Washington, is very pretty. And it s a little less big than you might suppose it to ...
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