August 27, 2003

BORKED NO MORE

Daniel Pipes describes his Borking. Now that his appointment is secure, his opponents should prepare to be Piped.

Posted by Tim Blair at August 27, 2003 12:25 AM
Comments

I hope they've stocked up on K-Y, for their sakes.

Posted by: David Perron at August 27, 2003 at 02:36 AM

Now, now. Don't make Robert Bork out to be a hero. He's just a Cox-sacker.
Seriously, if he'd resigned his post after firing Archibald Cox in 1973, I'd have had some respect for him.

Posted by: Eric Jablow at August 27, 2003 at 02:37 AM

Daniel Pipes on the board of the U.S. Institute for Peace?

Next thing you'll be telling me that Henry Kissinger has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

As Tom Lehrer said on that occasion: "It was at that moment that satire died. There was nothing more to say after that."

Posted by: Mork at August 27, 2003 at 10:02 AM

Its about time he got nominated, hes truly deserving of it.

Posted by: Jono at August 27, 2003 at 10:09 AM

Mork:
Actually, considering prior winners of the Nobel Peace Prize like Arafat, and considering that the Peace Prize was named after the man who patented dynamite, Kissinger would be in fine company.

Personally, I think Pipes is an excellent choice, precisely because his hawkish positions are exactly what I believe are necessary to bring lasting peace to the Middle East.

Posted by: sean at August 27, 2003 at 11:14 AM