Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 18:01:38 -0500 From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu> To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Subject: [WSFA] Re: The way to San Jose Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Some years ago an American was extolling the virtues of American freedom = to a Soviet friend. "Igor my friend, here in America I can go up to the front gate of the = White House and call the President of the United States an idiot." "Ach, my American friend, we too can do the same here in Mother Russia. I = too can go up to the Kremlim and call the President of the United States = an idiot." mjw Who has issues with Bush et al But would rather be here than elsewhere "My country right or wrong. My country if right, to be kept right; and if = wrong, to be set right." From a speech by Carl Schurz in the U.S. Senate. = February 29, 1872