Two Recent Pieces From The NY Times

There are two recent op-ed pieces worth noting here. One appeared today: Nicholas Kristof makes some very good points in a comparison of Tony Blair and Dubya, arguing, quite rightly, that Blair's mode of dealing with ideas, and with critics, provides a more realistic and sensible model-- and, indeed, a reminder of the importance of (more) genuine political accountability. Kristof is a good writer, and a good commentator-- and Dubya would do well to take a few pages from Blair's notebook. The irony here though is, as Kristof writes, that "One of the saddest results of our war in Iraq is that it may finish off Tony Blair before Saddam Hussein." For the rest of the article -- if you have the free Times subscription--click here.

There's also a funny bit from William Safire from yesterday's edition: Nixon, on the phone from purgatory, commenting on the State of the Bush. Sad thing is, Safire/"Nixon" is probably right.