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Re: Rush Limbaugh



Carrol writes: 
> I've several times on different lists raised an eyebrow as it were re
> the focus on GWB's intelligence. I still remember vividly how fooled
> everyone was in Eisenhower's administration by his genius at mimicking
> stupidity. I think leftists should simply stay away from estimating
> _anyone's_ intelligence or absence thereof. Remember Gould's 
> _Mismeasure of Man_ -- and particularly his savaging of the concept of 
> _g_. Focus on  what a government _does_ and on the actual content (not the style) of
> what it says, not on the personel.

In addition, it's not the "intelligence" of W that's importance. It's the intelligence of his team (including



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