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Powerline - Analogies to Terror

Powerline continues to pump out great articles. I look forward to reading their opinions every day. Tonight they have a great analogy about Kerry's use of "nuisance". Here's a clip of it:

"One point that I don't think has been emphasized sufficiently, however, is what a terrible analogy prostitution and gambling are to terrorism. The reason why those crimes are notoriously hard to eliminate is that they are victimless. They are consensual acts in which a great many people voluntarily engage. How can Kerry possibly see an analogy to terrorism? Does anyone consent to be murdered by terrorists? Is the relationship between terrorist and victim remotely comparable to that between a gambler and his bookie? Kerry's analogy is insensitive to a degree that is almost unfathomable."

Posted by Dave at October 11, 2004 09:33 PM | TrackBack