Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.—Gustav Mahler

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Dole Pines For Big Apple?

If you get a chance in your market to see a rebroadcast of Charlie Rose's interview this morning with Bob Dole, or you can buy a copy, by all means avail yourself. This is something absolutely out of this world. I stumbled on it "by accident", i.e. the Good Lord was kind enough to open this door for my edification and education.

This is no politician's evasive interview, no New York ingroup ego-fest; it is frank and revealing but never treacly.

Asked to define his legacy, he answered: "If they could put on my little marker 'Honor. Duty. Country. God Bless America', that's good enough for me.

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