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August 04, 2005
Kudos to the NYT
Today is a great day for the NYT. I want very much to congratulate them on running an obituary for Dame Cicely Saunders, who started the modern hospice movement, and really pioneered the field of palliative care.
Also, the Op-Ed by the always insightful Jim Wallis is well worth reading.
More big-time anti-kudos go to the president for his decision to reassert that we're fighting a "war on terror" instead of a "global struggle against violent extremism." A handy tip: when you find yourself out-hawking Donald Rumsfeld (who has been very careful lately to say GSAVE instead of using the war rubric), it's time to come back from the precipice. Truth be told, I'm glad Bush is falling back on all of his greatest hits ('war on terror,' 'no timetable for withdrawl,' etc.). I was starting to worry that his recent even-temper would let people forget what a disaster his presidency has been by the time the midterms roll around next year. It's very considerate of him to step back up and poison the well for the Republicans who actually still have to get elected.
Posted by matt at August 4, 2005 09:33 AM
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