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To: SirRealist who wrote (16294)	1/13/2002 12:03:41 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Is that where Ivins got her start? Yep, as did Willie Morris who made Harper's very interesting for four or five years in the late 60s early 70s. Also, to get a bit esoteric, Ronnie Dugger; etc. And you cannot understand John Silber (past president of Boston University, a hero to many neo-cons,and William Bennett's boss before he joined the Regean administration in the 80s) unless you read Ronnie's book, Our Invaded Universities: Form, Reform, and New Starts on corporate control of the University of Texas in the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. Interesting irony to the story is that Silber was, ambiguously, one of the good guys. If you want to understand Texas politics, you cannot do so unless you read The Texas Observer. jmho, as they say. John

To: SirRealist who wrote (16294)	1/13/2002 3:27:11 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Respond to of 281500

Btw, to avoid a too "un-american" reputation, Molly Ivans is great, unluckily the also infinitely great CSPAN interview with her I had archived does not exist anymore. Obviously, and realistically, as well as surrealistically, even a mixed winner-takes-all with just some proportional system would bring in some of her likes into the congress, and with her present seniority level, she might even handle a chair, have a chance to take some reponsibilty?? Ilmarinen btw, what is the present rate of just lawyers in the USA congress?? Is US still having the world championship in both that and median seniority age?? Or is is still China or Frmr Russia, somehow I doubt it?? PS One of our (now frmr) important party bosses just started to use the words "seniority", after just a one year university sabbathical in USA, but last week he, still very junior, went into the box of " frmr politicians which nobody knows what to do with". Some of us thinks it serves him well, others think it is bad for anyone trying to serve in politics from an early age, understanding that there might not be a life afterwards?? PPS are the republicans still strictly following the ancient seniority principle, and what about after Thurmond and Helms?? What are the local opinions on having a right to retire, not having some younger assistents on left and right taking the poor guy down the isle to sit down at his seat. (there are some good chinese photos of this, from the old 80s) This obviously is tightly connected to the mechanisms of "continuity" of both domestic and foreign affairs, when something like a seniority principle is used. Returning to women like Molly and Thatcher, I understood she celebrated her 75th senior birthday in US, smart gal.