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Before analyzing President Obama's summer reading, Tevi Troy took a look at the GOP presidential contenders' reading lists.

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William R| 8.23.11 @ 10:22PM

Tevi Troy doesn't even know what isolationism mean.

"At the end of Paul’s “The Revolution: A Manifesto,” he recommends dozens of books, many of which emphasize his differences with more traditional GOP thinking. For instance, many of the works dealing with international affairs are not in the mainstream of Republican thought. They include Robert Pape’s “Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism,” Chalmers Johnson’s “Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire,” and Michael Scheuer’s “Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror.” These choices demonstrate how Paul represents a more isolationist strain in a GOP that has recently embodied a more internationalist — and interventionist — worldview."

Chalmers Johnson and Michael Scheuer arer isolationist?? Tevi Toy is a lightweight of the first magnitude.

The fact that National Review even gives this clown regular time shows how far the magazine has fallen under Rich Lowery's regime.

Occam's Tool| 8.23.11 @ 10:47PM

Too bad your guy is going to lose, Bill.

He's a modern Chamberlain.

Lesser Weevil| 8.24.11 @ 12:43AM

You mean he can score 100 points in a game?

JimH| 8.24.11 @ 7:38AM

And schtup thousands of women?

William R| 8.24.11 @ 12:50AM

You should get out of my country. Alfred M. Lilienthal warned us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWpWc_suPWo

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