Draftdated Jan 21, 2005 - The Definition of a Hack
[From January 21, 2005 - ]
William Safire wrote in his paean for the Second Bush Second Inauguaral that "I rate it among the top 5 of the 20 second-inaugurals in our history."
No kidding. Safire really said that.
To be honest, Safire probably wrote those lines a few days ago in anticipation of his needed approval. Safire is an expert on language (even though his language columns reek with doctrinaire pedantry) and I challenge him to define himself as anything but a hack, at this point.
Shameless too.
William Safire wrote in his paean for the Second Bush Second Inauguaral that "I rate it among the top 5 of the 20 second-inaugurals in our history."
No kidding. Safire really said that.
To be honest, Safire probably wrote those lines a few days ago in anticipation of his needed approval. Safire is an expert on language (even though his language columns reek with doctrinaire pedantry) and I challenge him to define himself as anything but a hack, at this point.
Shameless too.
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