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Classic Blunders

September 26, 2008

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Summing up a general confusion over what McCain actually means by the words “suspended campaign,” last night Rachel Maddow quoted one of my very favorite lines from The Princess Bride.

Let’s hope McCain doesn’t fall victim to either of the classic blunders: getting involved in a land war in Asia, or going against a Sicilian when death is on the line. Wait… one of these sounds feasible.

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Katia Bachko is on staff at The New Yorker.