It's Giuliani Time

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My latest column — hopefully funny and biting — is up at Spot-on.com. Here’s a sample:

Looking at the U.S. Presidential contest from afar, I can only shake my head with disbelief. Sure, all of the candidates, Democrats and Republicans alike, compete to see who can be a better bootlicker to Israel, but only one makes Israel and its defense — as well as the Global War on whatever — the centerpiece of his campaign. And only this one is truly, profoundly dangerous.

Rudy Giuliani’s bellicosity and Big Man style of governance is a threat to domestic politics, yes. For those of us overseas who have covered our eyes at the cascades of screw-ups that has been the Bush presidency, there is only one frightening thought. If Giuliani wins the nomination and the Oval Office, we ain’t seen nothing yet. Because his foreign policy can be summed up in six words: “Verily, I will kick Muslim ass.”

It was a fun column to write.

In blog news, I still don’t have comments working thanks to a lack of time to dig into the code. Sorry about that. I will get it fixed at some point.

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“BOOTLICKER” ? What possesses you to make such a vile comment?

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