In today’s Washington Post, columnist Richard Cohen is critical of Sen. Hillary Clinton and her position on flag burning. He offers this Virginia gem:
The ubiquitous Larry Sabato, the University of Virginia quotemeister — need a quote/do not tarry/call U-Va. and ask for Larry — opines that Clinton is readying herself for a presidential run by adjusting her tint, toning down the blue and heightening the red. He fancies that Virginia Gov. Mark Warner’s incipient presidential campaign is already pushing Clinton to the center. A New York Times editorial reached a similar conclusion. It suggested that she was “pandering” to the 70 percent of Americans who think outlawing flag burning is a dandy idea.
If Gov. Warner is influencing Sen. Clinton, he is a more credible candidate than even I thought. But did Cohen have to lampoon Professor Sabato?
