tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post6947804424666096952..comments2023-10-15T10:32:17.331+01:00Comments on Tales from a Draughty Old Fen: political blogs 2009: here's my choices!Frugal Dougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-21710183654136871112009-07-30T00:17:43.954+01:002009-07-30T00:17:43.954+01:00Great! That's one of the rules in The Economi...Great! That's one of the rules in <i>The Economist</i> - to let your opponent's stupidity, malevolence etc be shown through their own words and actions. I guess it's a variation of the old saw "give them enough rope..."Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-35864956959092134982009-07-29T00:54:23.369+01:002009-07-29T00:54:23.369+01:00"He is a master of the subtle art of refraini..."He is a master of the subtle art of refraining from going on the attack so that the failings of one's opponents shine through all the more clearly by being in their own words."<br /><br />While I personally have not by any stretch of the imagination mastered this, still, it occasionally happens to me, too, and sometimes I know enough to keep my mouth shut while it does! One of my favorite observations.Pam H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01223991201236433802noreply@blogger.com