WELL: I can barely sustain topicality (if you're a debater) or a news peg (if you're a journo type) by noting the amusing consequences of Bill O'Rielly and Al Franken being linked together in the public consciousness as a segue into the following anecdote:
When I was visiting my old high school history teacher over break (actually, the day before my last exam, where I spent four hours driving home and back and pretty much wasted the entire day not studying), she showed me a copy of Al Franken's book sent to her by Ben Mathis-Lilley, the valedictorian of the class before mine, and now a proud ex-Harvard man (not unlike Matthew Yglesias). He sent a long letter to her, as well, describing what exactly he was up to now. There was also an inscription in the book:
"That A- you gave me almost ruined my #1 class standing. Don't think I'll forget it."
Which is about perfectly vindictive, I think.
"Thou shalt not extinguish thine anger, but shall master it,
that thy conscience may not be blunted by adjustment
to wrong causes."
-The Dutch Ten Commandments to Foil the Nazis
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