‘Lead’ of the day

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 10:23 AM Share

As 44 does his world problem juggling act it's kinda like watching girls do Jäger bombs chased down with Jello shooters and then engaging in a demanding dance regime -- it is not done that well, yet one is surprised to find it done at all."

So observes Great Satan's Girl Friend. Sir, if Samuel Johnson returned to Earth as a young American female, that is probably how he would write.

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MOK

4:48 PM ET

July 13, 2010

Intriguing young lady

Cute too.
She, however, seems a little leery of you Mr. Ricks!
http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/profiles/blogs/revisionist-gamble

 

TOM RICKS

5:30 PM ET

July 13, 2010

Busy girl

She's a smart girl but a busy girl, so busy that at the time she probably hadn't gotten to the part of 'The Gamble' where I state that the surge worked tactically but failed strategically. (P. 296) That kind of undercuts her whole revisionism charge.
Cheers,
Tom

 

COURTNEYME109

6:07 PM ET

July 13, 2010

Luceo Non Uro

On the other hand...

http://greatsatansgirlfriend.blogspot.com/2010/03/best-defense.html

 

TOM RICKS

8:20 PM ET

July 13, 2010

At any rate

I was commenting on ME-109's writing ability, not her politics. As far as I can tell, there is no correlation between one and the other--just look at Christopher Hitchens!
Cheers,
Tom

 

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008.

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