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 DENNIS MYERS
Against the Grain
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DENNIS MYERS: A decoy from debate
On Dec. 7, Nevada's U.S. Sen. Harry Reid made a comment about the health care fight that became one of those mini-disputes that dominates political coverage while more important matters get little coverage. This is what he said:
GARRISON KEILLOR: A little Christmas joy and a lot of New York attitude
I was not ready to see Bruce Springsteen bemedalled at the Kennedy Center Honors last week and I still am not ready. It was less than a year ago the Boss did that fantastic slide across the stage on his knees at the Super Bowl halftime show, thrusting his crotch at 90 million Americans on live TV, and here he was, listening to various nobodies tell him how great he is, with a medal around his neck, and his neck looked a little jowly. The Kennedy Honors is for the Extinguished: it's America's way of saying, "Sit down and take a load off, time's up, old-timer." Does this mean Bruce won't sing his angry lost-soul-on-the-highway songs anymore? Will he come out with a Christmas album and sing "Little Drummer Boy?"
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