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"Admiral Obama dithers on the poop deck"

July 10, 2009

You will be disappointed, though probably none too surprised, to discover that the nautical metaphor at play in the above-titled column from yesterday’s Washington Examiner is pretty tough sailing.

But points for using “dithers” and “poop” in the same headline!

Clint Hendler is the managing editor of Mother Jones, and a former deputy editor of CJR.