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To: Ron who wrote (13981)	11/22/2004 12:20:21 PM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 20773

Along with Rush and a few others, Safire is responsible for transforming political debate in America from a discussion of "How do we fix our problems?" to "Let me tell you what's wrong with that traitorous little vermin across the aisle who dares to question that I am ALWAYS right!!!!!!!!" If you descend into the gutter you get covered in shit and smell bad, no way around it. Too bad it works so well at election time.

To: Ron who wrote (13981)	11/23/2004 3:57:26 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 20773

William Safire's One Brief Shining Moment -- The Salon article mentions Safire's attack on Bush 41 for "Iraqgate", an embarrassment that Safire et al couldn't quite inflate into a full blown scandal. When I read the recent tripe that Safire has been doling out in deference to Dubya, I do wonder what happened to the reporter/columnist who was actually doing some good journalism back in 1992: security-policy.org My only question is whether Safire took a dive because of a threat, or because he could see which side the bread was buttered on.....