[PJ-Comix]

Distinguished opponents are distinguished because they observe some rule of law when fighting, i.e. Marquis de Queensbury Rules for pugilists and The Geneva Convention for opposing armies.

But this is what distinguishes traditional convervatives from populist conservatives. Traditional conservatives will always play by the rules even if their opponents don't. This is what makes traditional conservatives such good losers and why I admire them. Populist conservatives, however, do not play by the rules defined by others. True, they often win their battles but they do so without displaying the good form in which I and my hero, Evelyn Waugh, would be proud of.

Much better to lose graciously than than to show bad form and win. This is why I was such an enthusiastic supporter of Bob Dole and Jack Kemp in 1996. Both were good losers.

[Movemout]

I'll stick with the Evil One. I never could stomach Evelyn Waugh. He had a hard time dealing with reality.

[gedeon3]

"This is what makes traditional conservatives such good losers and why I admire them"

And if we add you to those conservatives, they would have an extra loser.

[wimpycat]

Since G.W. Bush was the only presidential candidate to cite Jesus Christ as his most influential philosopher, why should you be surprised or bothered that he refers to bin Laden as the Evil One? It's not going to cost him any votes, that's for sure. It's becoming a harmless eccentricity of the President's.

I agree with you about being a good loser. Being a sore loser (like Al Gore's minions) is bad form. It just isn't cricket, old boy.