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GARRISON KEILLOR
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Summer civility and the promise of more to come
New York in July, hot and breezy, the smell of pizza and coffee in the air, and on the subway one is surrounded by women in light summer dresses, the bare shoulders of elegant young urban women whose shoulders tell you they never toted barges or lifted bales, never laid eyes on a barge or a bale except for someone barging into their office and giving them a baleful look. They are swanning along through their twenties and I love to look at them while observing the No Staring rule, five seconds max -- but five seconds of a beautiful New York woman burns an image on your retina that will see you through the miseries of the city.
All experience is not created equal
On June 29, former Gen. Wesley Clark made some comments on CBS about John McCain's military experience and its relevance to holding an executive office. Careful not to question McCain's patriotism, Clark nevertheless drew attention to the TYPE of experience involved.
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