A conversation circa 1968: Jack: "That damned LBJ [or Nixon], he's bombed [or attacked or escalated the war in ] Vietnam [or Cambodia or Laos] in a way that makes things even worse!"
Jill: "But he may know something we don't know..." Jack: "No, he's just covering his ass, trying to make a disaster [or mistake, imperialist invasion] look better." a similar conversation circa 2008: Jack: "That damned Dubya, he's bombed [or attacked or escalated the war in] Iraq [or Iran, Afghanistan, you name it], making things even worse!" Jill: "But he may know something we don't know.... Nah!" -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
