Modern Mencken?

by Mark Thompson on September 29, 2009

John McWhorter’s column on the passing of William Safire is worth the read.

Mark is the Managing Editor of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen.

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1 Tom Degan September 30, 2009 at 5:34 am: First Bill Buckley now Bill Safire. Two of the few remaining intelligent conservatives within the space of so short at time. The voices of reason within the conservative movement are dwindling by the day.

Meanwhile the movement that the two men were so identified with – the movement they both tried to save from the kooks, criminals and fools who have hijacked it – continues to implode.

Isn’t life wonderful?

http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com

Tom Degan

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