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To: Lane3 who wrote (11201)	2/8/2006 12:15:12 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541461

"Stuck on 1968 It's very clear Kling is talking about a failure to constantly rethink political positions, whether left, right, or center. In fact, he's addressing a larger problem which is simply a failure to rethink one's views of the world as it changes. Otherwise, this is a cheap political shot.

To: Lane3 who wrote (11201)	2/9/2006 4:26:49 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541461

Author reminds me of my son who is studying economics. They have an economist's answer for everything that is inherently consistent but not necessarily on all points with reality. Reality has a lot more surfaces than theory, more layers, more knobs. But you can't model all the surfaces into a theory. For example, here's an excellent article in the New York Times about the vicissitudes of medical policy from Medicaid and other payers and policy makers vis-a-vis adult-onset diabetes reaching a crisis point with no intelligent solution in sight. nytimes.com And here's his snarky commentary - that the NY Times author is pretending that diabetics are "an oppressed class." Just silly. tcsdaily.com If he was my kid, I'd sit him down and make him think twice, think again, keep thinking before you reach insupportable conclusions.