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Interesting article in Salon today: Republicans for Kerry helps me understand a bit the dilemma for moderate Republicans; the ones who see the right terrorizing their 'homeland'; the kinder gentler Republicans who deserve the upper case, who have been carjacked by the yahoos who run the party now.

In the same Salon day, Dennis Jett answers some of the questions I raised about Colin Powell and what motivates him to behave as he does: Searching for Colin Powell. Colin's goin' for the book money. Driven by self interest. Hmmm. Kinda cynical but there it is. It also stitches up the other side of the bag and shows how moderate Repubs like Powell became the apologists for the right and as such have sold out their Party and perhaps even the country. Some interesting comparisons with another General who 'lay in State', George Marshall. Powell comes out the lighter weight.

And while they are all wringing their hands and getting their share of the pie, another moderate Richard Clarke has set a fire to the bushers tails with his testimony and his new book which are a DC phenom Ex Aide's Book Corners Market in the New York Times.