Tuesday, 12 February 2002 : "Shuger on Cohen on Steele on Walker"

How unlike a newspaper columnist to pose such a perspective-inducing question! But how like one not to bother to answer it!

Fortunately, enough data exists to show that Cohen has won this bout... According to the United States Army Recruiting Command, during fiscal year 2001, the time frame during which John Walker cast his fate with the Taliban ... eight people from Marin County joined the Army... I don't know how many more Marins are in the Marines, or in the Navy or Air Force -- maybe as penance Mr. Steele should have to chase around the Pentagon for those figures.

...But we now know that whatever moved Walker to take his drastic action wasn't in the local wine and (sparkling) water. And should that really be a surprise -- least of all to a conservative? Aren't they the ones who relentlessly downplay external circumstances in favor of personal responsibility?

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Posted by Mike Gunderloy @ 02/14/2002 09:06AM est