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The critics are raving

Except that Mike Murphy, who ran John McCain’s 2000 campaign, can’t quite be called a critic. Still, he’s unimpressed with the way his friend and former boss is running in ’08. Murphy’s very funny little rant is here. A highlight:

Within the rarified category of newspaper editorial boards, the Des Moines Register is one of the most liberal in the country. I’m rather surprised that halfway through the McCain interview they failed to switch over to Esperanto, the peace-loving language of all nations.

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