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4.23.08 @ 12:01AM

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3. Therefore, Senator Obama is a communist.

This would be a LOL moment if the idea were original. Alas, it is a re-hash of an article by William Kristol in the New York Times. Mr. Kristol, who has become something of a laughingstock because of all of his incorrect predictions about Iraq and the Republican primaries, has one of the great jobs in the world. I would love to earn big bucks as a bloviator irrespective of my accuracy in predicting future events.

That I feel embarrassed for The American Spectator for publishing this rubbish is a testimony to the fact that I still respect (generally) the standards (I hope) of this online publication.
-- Mike Roush
North Carolina
P.S. I'm still waiting for Marc Jeric's citations concerning the statement that "no human activity" has contributed to global warming and the statistic concerning government scientists. Mr. Wladyslaw Pleszczynski: Ball is in your court, I guess. Sadly, I do not expect this letter to be published nor do I expect a response to this e-mail.

Jeffrey Lord is pouring gasoline on an already hot Democratic party. Not that I disagree, or even think it's a bad idea. I have friends and family in PA and one fits the politically elite moniker to a T and supports Obama. I was actually told this week the bitter infighting between BO and HR is...wait for it...all the fault of Karl Rove. Actually I was disappointed in that because I thought everyone knew it was Lee Atwater's fault.
-- Roger Ross
Wisconsin

Despite Jeffrey Lord's assertion that "plain men and women" will get to the "core" of Barack Obama, it only matters if they do it prior to his election. If he becomes president, bet the farm elitist liberals will cover his back at every turn. Even now, despite his conviction and the ensuing release of damning evidence, many liberals continue to insist that Alger Hiss was innocent.

Why would they be any less conniving and contriving for an elitist president?
-- Arnold Ahlert
Boca Raton, Florida

Thanks to Jeffrey Lord for this analysis ("Alger Hiss Democrats"). His conclusion about the cost to those who challenged Alger Hiss and his ilk might also have noted the cost caused by Hiss and his fellow travelers to their country.
-- J. Mark Davis
Houston, Texas

OH, IF ONLY
Re: Philip Klein's What Happens in the '90s, Stays in the '90s:

I must confess to a certain sneaking admiration for the Senator from New York. Like for those other American originals, Willie Sutton and D.B. Cooper.

She is to politics what Madonna is to music: No particular talent, but a will to power that would fade Lucrezia Borgia, backed by discipline Prussians would have admired.

Is her campaign going down again? I for one don't believe it. She has ridden out more wakes than all the Swift Boaters put together. And she will keep on as long as anyone will let her.

She will continue to campaign, win or lose. She can't do anything else. She will demand the delegates she won by voting. She will demand the delegates not committed. If she leads in the polls she will demand the nomination by right. If she trails in the polls she will demand the nomination anyway.

And the grand climax of the convention will be Hilary, screaming for her due as security guards physically peel her away from the podium the night the nomination is announced. I'm getting a new TV just to see it.

Oh, if only that talent and force of character could be applied on America's behalf!
-- Martin Owens
Sacramento, California

Indeed, Messrs. Klein and McCain, hopefully, indeed. Yet, somewhat, eerily indeed. It ain't over yet. So, here's to what might have been?

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