September 13, 2003

And on the home front

In a lengthy post yesterday, I argued that, for some conservatives, the real enemies in the war on terror are their political opponents here at home. Well, sometimes a picture is worth 1055 words.

Ad currently running at NRO

That ad isn't humor, it's hate. And the editors of National Review Online, a website I've spoken highly of in the past, might want to take a moment and consider whether Bill Buckley's reputation as a gentleman isn't worth more to him than the few dollars they're pulling in with this low-rent trash.

Posted by Jack O'Toole on September 13, 2003 04:36 AM

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Quite simply, its part of the continual decay of civility in American political life.

Content has been replaced with style; Substance is being replaced with spin.

And everything has become personal . . .

Posted by: Barry Ritholtz on September 13, 2003 06:14 AM