May gave the brief introduction to the President who then went on to focus on Iraq, to preach patience, and to call for compromise among the Iraqis. The speech received coverage from the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Post among others.
Whatever one thinks of President Bush and his approach (and I am firmly in the camp that argues that this administration has been almost criminal in its negligence, incompetence, and arrogance) his presence at the FDD is yet another validation of that organization's important work. The Foundation has placed its annual call for applicants to its Academic Fellowship Program. If you are a college professor or instructor working on or interested in these issues, I would strongly encourage your application. I was a member of the first group of fellows back in 2003 and it was a transforming experience. Please feel free to say that you heard of the program through me.
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(relishing the idea of seeing an e-mail exchange over matters political between you and Clifford May...)
Yeah, it gets, um, interesting sometimes. I like and respect Cliff. But he is a former GOP operative, and occasionally that shows in his writing. FDD is nonpartisan. That does not mean that it is equally nonpartisan!
I usually write him to challenge when he goes overboard in his newsletter. Like a lot of people who write about the war on terror and who write well (see Hanson, Victor Davis) he sometimes lets his masculine prose go too far. Sometimes a lot of people (myself included) have to realize that writing as vigorously as possible, and being more-anti-terrorist-than-thou is not a substitute for reasoned argument and fairness.
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