Why the hell doesn't a big paper hire Lileks?

But there was more going on in 1992 than a dead man's charge of infidelity. Perusing the front pages of 1992, you see 2003 in its larval stage. Saddam Hussein defies inspectors. U.N. officials threaten sanctions. Qusai claims the United Nations and United States are conspiring against Muslims. The entire fetid mess that would erupt 11 years later is open for all to see, but no one really cared. The other big issue besides the supposed affair was Bush 41's response to a rhetorical question about what he'd do if a rhetorical granddaughter had a rhetorical abortion. Foreign affairs? From the AP, this stinging quote:

"If they're such whizzes at foreign policy, why is Saddam Hussein thumbing his nose at the rest of the world?"

So said Al Gore. Back when he cared.

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