New York Times Columnist Line of the Day

If you’re one of the three people who reads this here premier “web log ,” you may once in a blue moon have checked out the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written.

Today\’s is from Thomas Friedman, who in his column today \”What to do with the Twin?\” writes:

The post-Saddam generation of Iraqi leaders turned out to be like abused children who went on to be abusive parents.