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The United States is a Radical and Revolutionary Nation

Submitted by Mark on Sat, 07/05/2008 - 6:53am. EditorBlog

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Mark Karlin

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July 5, 2008

"The United States is a Radical and Revolutionary Nation."

How those phrases -- radical and revolutionary, which we ostensibly celebrate every July 4th -- send shivers of disgust down the spine of the entrenched status quo in D.C. and the great masses who are convinced that calling themselves "patriots" is itself enough to bestow virtue upon them.

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Obama and the Iraq Flap

Submitted by pmcarpenter on Sat, 07/05/2008 - 8:03am. P.M. Carpenter

THE FIFTH COLUMNIST by P.M. Carpenter

Maybe it was just media hype, or should I say, it must have been media hype, something by which they could sell more airtime and ink ex nihilo. For surely -- please, tell me this is so -- Obama's progressive base didn't really rise up in prerevolutionary arms as the media intimated -- did it? -- over this harmless moderation:

I’ve always said that the pace of withdrawal would be dictated by the safety and security of our troops and the need to maintain stability. That assessment has not changed. And when I go to Iraq and have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the ground, I’m sure I’ll have more information and will continue to refine my policies.