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One refrain that I hear and which just shuts me up, not in a good way, is best exemplified by Ted Kennedy's notion that the war on Terrorism is a "fraud," "cooked up" to win the next election. This is one of those abyss moments: when I hear this kind of talk, I know there's no overcoming the differences between us. Why not talk about music or movies or books instead. (Actually, I like to change the subject by whispering, "Ixnay on the editionsay, Ashcroft might be isteninglay.")

So imagine my shock at reading this report of Bill Clinton at Davos.

And you may be interested to know that any time he referred to the Bush administration, or alluded to it, it was in a complimentary way. He told this crowd [...] that much of what we're doing, successfully, in the War on Terror never makes the newspapers. For example, "cells are rolled up," which you never hear about. The administration has achieved "cooperation with other governments" that is not "inherently sensational" but "has saved a lot of people's lives." You never hear about this bomb found in this container on this cargo ship destined for this port — and "I could give you 50 other examples."

Damning Bush with faint praise? Perhaps, but there are people for whom these words, from Clinton, will fall as red-hot ingots on the heart. Wonder if anybody besides Nordlinger will report them?

This is the second Clinton-praising post this year at Boviosity. Will wonders never cease.

Link via the Instaman.