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Morford Does it Better, Much Better

Morford Does it Better, Much Better

I read Mark Morford‘s column every week. I have it emailed, and I’ve added the feed to my Bloglines. So it’s not surprising to me to me at all that he has written the sort of article on the Presidential Directive (my version) that I would have liked to have been able to write. Bush Declares Self ‘Mega Decider’ New documents ensure Dubya will rule America, should calamity strike. Free balloons! A snippet (but go read the whole thing): Such…

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Presidential Directives

Presidential Directives

I was rereading a bit about Emerson and self-reliance earlier. It affected me, as it always does. Before I wade into current political statements of opinion on the recent Presidential Directives (I’ve seen blog headlines), I’ve decided to treat it like I would treat any document I wanted to interpret. What follows is my initial set of impressions and thoughts. This will change, it always does. It might be interesting to do part 2 sometime later, when these thoughts bounce…

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