Spirit of '47

Eric Alteman observes a like-father-like-son moment today; here's smilin' Bill Kristol on GWB in the Washington Post:

But the American people, whatever their doubts about aspects of Bush?s foreign policy, know that Bush is serious about fighting terrorists and terrorist states that mean America harm. About Bush?s Democratic critics, they know no such thing.

Now here's poppa Irving on Tailgunner Joe in the pages of Commentary:

For there is one thing that the American people know about Senator McCarthy; he, like them, is unequivocally anti-Communist. About the spokesman for American liberalism, they feel they know no such thing.