LA Times columnist Jon Chait (also of TNR) has written an amusing and insightful look at the wave of post-election spin from the right - not to be missed.
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November 13, 2006
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You know, Chait writes this:
I can't imagine how that bit of absurd, and clearly false, hyperbole slipped past you.
In fact, you've been know to foam at the mouth over similar statements about others.
Shocking.
For the record, I didn't vote for John Kerry. I voted for John Kerry, and I could stand him.
Posted by: Lettuce | November 13, 2006 at 01:46 PM