Our Civil Disagreement

The Washington Post ^ | 12/19/2005 | Bill Raspberry

[Our man in washington]

I'll breeze right past the fact that the heaviest mail day of my career as a newspaper columnist came when I announced the end of that career. What I want to think about instead is something that is enormously flattering and still a little mysterious.

[Our man in washington]

Despite the fact he is a left-winger, I have a lot of respect for Bill Raspberry. He has always respected the other point of view and often gives me a new perspective to consider. I wish him well in retirement.

[zbigreddogz]

Agreed.

[Poundstone]

Raspberry is one of the best. Sorry he's retiring.

[USS Alaska]

Not bad for a lefty, but I once had a toothache and then it was gone. Didn't miss it, won't miss him.

[Louis Foxwell]

I was amused by his admission that when someone on the left tries to be reasonable they become converts to the truth. OOPS! That is not what he said. It is just what he meant.