The Chronicle's Cragg Hines shows us his devotion to liberty:
In the finest rhetorical fashion, Bush set up his premise as incontestable: "We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world." "One conclusion"? Er, not quite. Perhaps Bush's construct is a useful, even desirable, one.
Perhaps? PERHAPS?! Reportedly, Cragg will respond with "perhaps" when asked any number of questions, like:
- Is the sky blue?
- Is your employer a money-losing dinosaur despite being a monopoly?
- Does two plus two equal four?
- Have you cut back to one bucket of chicken per day?
Incidentally, Cragg inexplicably made #43 on the Washingtonian's list of top political journalists. This little tidbit caught my eye:
Among the closest readers of his items is First Mum Barbara Bush, who has stopped Hines on the street to let him know what she thinks of the Chronicle.
Barbara, remember Matthew 7:6:
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
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