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To: JohnM who wrote (90891)	10/20/2008 5:42:35 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541517

"“I will readily confess that I was one of many who swooned the day after the announcement,” he says. “But it’s kind of like dating a supermodel. There comes a moment, unfortunately, where they start talking.” That is absolutely classic. I read some of Chris Buckley's novels long ago and always enjoyed them.

To: JohnM who wrote (90891)	10/20/2008 5:50:59 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541517

Maybe six months ago I added a folder to my clip data base entitled "Wither Conservatism." I'm finding the issue fascinating. This is a good addition. Thanks for posting.

To: JohnM who wrote (90891)	10/20/2008 8:46:33 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 541517

>>Though the conservative movement has lost much of its all-in-this-together coherence in recent years, there remains “a lot of groupthink,” as Brooks sees it. “So that if you’re Chris Buckley, you’re seen as a betrayer, and if that mentality sticks around, things will get quite vicious—because that’s sort of pseudo-Stalinism.”<< John - My ironometer is now broken, and completely beyond repair. Brooks is quite right that anyone on the conservative side who dares to question the common wisdom is vilified and shouted down. Powell isn't even the latest victim, despite having endorsed Obama only yesterday. Today we have a new infidel in Adelman. The irony is that many on the right continue to believe that this kind of intolerance of opposing views is exclusively a feature of liberalism. - Allen