Oliver Willis , who blogged next to me at the Democrat Presidential Forum on PBS last Thursday night, gets a lot wrong in two sentences. As Willis wrote: " -- Casey Latrigue from CATO , who's right next to me, exemplifies the kind of silly thinking the right supports. Oh, the civil rights act passed we ought to pretend race is solved. " First, here is what Willis gets right: a) I did sit next to him. b) The right may enjoy things I say--that's why people use the term "strange bedfellows." That's also why some take the approach that there are no "permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests." I will point out to Willis that many on the right do have a problem with me when the topic is gay marriage, the drug war, or immigration. What Willis definitely gets wrong: 1) " Latrigue ." I won't give him (much) grief about misspelling my name, it is a bit difficult for people who don't hail from Louisiana. Plus, in the rush
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