Well, Maureen must have had her spies in there on "sneer alert," because I doubt if SHE was invited. (What's the symbol for having one's nose in the air?
Of course she wasn't invited, Safire may have been, though. You can correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that sarcasm is pretty orthogonal to snobbery.
Dowd: This clash is epochal because it's beyond ego. It's about whether America will lead by fear, aggression and force of arms or by diplomacy, moderation and example.
Gina: It's not either or, Maureen, it's all about using all 6.
Um. Somehow, with Rummy running things, I don't quite see how the second three fit in there. Just doesn't seem to be part of the PNAC program. Well, maybe the "example" part, as in making an example of Iraq, but diplomacy and moderation? How's that? |
