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"Admiral Obama dithers on the poop deck"

July 10, 2009

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You will be disappointed, though probably none too surprised, to discover that the nautical metaphor at play in the above-titled column from yesterday’s Washington Examiner is pretty tough sailing.

But points for using “dithers” and “poop” in the same headline!

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Clint Hendler is the managing editor of Mother Jones, and a former deputy editor of CJR.