...of whether Bush will appoint the "first Hispanic justice," I thought I'd point out that that title was taken long ago by Benjamin Cardozo. Hey, if Bill Richardson (or Linda Chavez) can be "Hispanic," he certainly can be called that.
Of course, Democrats often do this. Lieberman was supposedly "the first Jew on a major party national ticket," and after Abraham Beame died, we were told how he was New York's "first Jewish mayor." Both, of course, were preceded by decades by others that at least had a claim to being Jewish, but who were, unfortunately, Republicans.
A few links before I fly off to Boston again:
Fascinating!
And three excellent pieces on Katrina:
Mark Steyn.
Ben Stein.
And the Irish Times.
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strange how you fail to state one example of authentically jewish nyc mayors or major party candidates.
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