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Now, heretofore Ambassador At Large has stayed the heck out of the presidential race on this page. AAL has also been known to lambast The New Republic , mostly for continuing to hold a post-Bosnia militant interventionist's zealotry for international misadventure long after the disastrous effects of such policy became demonstrably evident for all to see.

I'll take a break from both habits right now: I find this sports parable likening Clinton's campaign to the Detroit-Boston series in the NBA playoffs to be hilarious, both as political and sports satire. Very well done, Mr. Orr. Very well done.