[twigs]

Bush has said he has 20 so-called Straussians on his payroll.

When did the president say this? Who are the Straussians? I thought President Bush couldn't read.

[expatpat]

LOL! The liberals are just p*ssed because Clinton didn't think of it (or thought about it and chickened out). This is just what a socialist would do, not a god-fearing American.

[WVNan]

The flaw in liberal thinking is their tendency to look at the world from inside their own personal bubbles. They believe that what they do will alter the course of events, and fail to ask what the other fellow believes and does. You can offer a terrorist a cup of tea and friendship, but if the terrorist is hell-bent on killing you for his god, the outcome is not going to be positive.

[RightWhale]

Who are the Straussians? I thought President Bush couldn't read.

It's great when somebody you might meet in the mall can tell you what to think of a philosopher's work in one easily-remembered, one-size-fits-all phrase suitable for a bumpersticker. Think of what you might do with all the time you have thereby saved not having to read the philosopher for yourself: You might reorganize and recatalog your collection of investment-grade bumperstickers.