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Thursday, May 18, 2006

New York: If Bloomberg is a "One-Man" Third Party, who were all those independents who voted for him?

Hurray for Bloomberg, A One-Man Third Party

New York Observer By Michael M. Thomas

I wonder if other readers of the Times Op-Ed page are as aware of the mighty struggle that seems to be taking place in that venerated temple of received wisdom. It would appear that David Brooks has thrown down the gauntlet and seeks to unseat Tom Friedman as my-lips-to-all-asses, all-things-to-all-men purveyor of regime-justifying bromides. Personally, I think Mr. Friedman stands no more chance head to head with the odious Mr. Brooks than Salieri did against Mozart; whether it’s chamber music or intellectual sycophancy, mere talent has no chance against genius.... more

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