Holmes» official biographers have not been able to complete their task, at least partly because those who look too closely at the man feel
more repugnance for their subject than official biographers are allowed to feel.
So my friend Carl Scott has this very interesting reaction to the report that some Democrats are seriously considering an organized opposition to funding the surge in Afghanistan: «My initial reaction to that report was
repugnance, but having thought a bit
more, and about how uneasy....