I remember Margaret Thatcher was once accused of being a reactionary, and Lady T had the perfect reply: "But there is so much to react against." (that's a paraphrase).
Perhaps the same can be said of Nino's verbal jihads-- there is so much to wage jihad against. Or, as philosopher Peter Kreeft put it so well: "Argument is insufficient; America needs exorcism." Rick --- Mark Graber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sandy is right. I write too fast. But the general > point stands. > Jeremiahs and calls for jihads should be rationed, > and Scalia is > overdrawn. > > MAG > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/27/03 02:23PM > >>> > Mark Graber writes: > > Scalia's seem a call for a jeremiad. Once a term > perhaps. But not two > a week. > > > Scalia's opinion IS a "jeremiad," a sermon about the > decline (and > potentially baleful future) awaiting the community > that has strayed from > its foundations (usually divine, given that the > classic jeremiads were > delivered by such as Cotton Mather). So does Mark > actually mean to use > the word "jihad"? This would, after all, be > appropriate for those who > believe they are involved in a kulturkampf. > > sandy > ===== Rick Duncan Welpton Professor of Law University of Nebraska College of Law Lincoln, NE 68583-0902 "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." Ronald Reagan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
