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There’s no shortage of news these days suggesting that the world is more or less imploding. We’ve got Rush Limbaugh saying that Israel’s invasion of Lebanon is a gift to the world and a lot of insane fundamentalist-types primed for rapture. Gory massacres in Iraq have become so commonplace that they barely make the headlines. And here’s yet another cheerful item: The Taliban has just taken over two towns in southern Afghanistan. Obviously the liberal media’s to blame for all of this.
