When you hear folks say that history inevitably repeats itself, you probably figure they are referring to the distant past. When very recent events repeat themselves, it evokes a different parable -- the one about how the more things change, the more they stay the [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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Reader Comments
I saw mr Sirota on The Colbert Report.I’ wonder if he might tell us alittle
bit about that.How bout it.Colbert appears to be as hyper active as
skitter bug.Mr Sirota was pretty good on T.V. and I bet he was a little
nervous.He came off pretty good and I hope sells some books.
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