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To: jlallen who wrote (560250)	4/12/2010 11:57:36 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578299

Words of wisdom from GOP 'leaders'? I don't think so. William Buckley on General Franco "General Franco is an authentic national hero. It is generally conceded that he above others had the combination of talents, the perseverance, and the sense of righteousness of his cause, that were required to wrest Spain from the hands of the visionaries, ideologues, Marxists and nihlistis that were imposing on her, in the thirties, a regime so grotesque as to do violence to the Spanish soul, to deny, even Spain's historical identity." slate.com While we're at it, another quote, this time from Richard Nixon: "General Franco was a loyal friend and ally of the United States." en.wikipedia.org When I am saying that in the US we're having a choice between fascists on the right, and the center-right party on the "left", people are thinking that I am exaggerating. I am not. 1-800-magic.blogspot.com

To: jlallen who wrote (560250)	4/12/2010 12:16:32 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578299

More 'brilliant' analysis from a winger pundit. KRISTOL'S IDEA OF AN ENDORSEMENT.... The panel on "Fox News Sunday," not surprisingly, explored the upcoming nomination of a new Supreme Court justice, prompting some odd observations from Bill Kristol. His analysis started out sounding fairly reasonable. Kristol said President Obama would likely choose a nominee "who's got high, you know, very hard-to-challenge credentials, and I think that'll be Solicitor General Kagan." He then proceeded to urge Republicans to challenge the hard-to-challenge prospective nominee. "...I think, for example, Kagan would be a very respectable choice. But nonetheless, I think most Republicans would oppose her and, honestly, should oppose her, with respect and with deference to her, you know, impressive academic credentials, because she will be a reliable liberal vote, and I think Republicans should want to have a serious debate on the Constitution." Soon after, Kristol concluded, "I endorse Elena Kagan." I see. So, to review, Kristol thinks Solicitor General Elena Kagan has "very hard-to-challenge credentials" and would be a "very respectable choice" for the high court. He also thinks Senate Republicans should fight against her, if she's nominated, because she isn't conservative enough. And then to top it off, Kristol "endorsed" Kagan's nomination. It's a good thing we have conservative pundits like Kristol to help sort through complex political dynamics; otherwise, things might get confusing.