In Indian culture, the embodiment of the shapeshifter is the reptile. In American political culture, from Reagan to Obama, the avatar is of course

the neocons, now repositioning themselves in the militant center, for Obama. Important, smart piece by Bruce YoungSmith at TNR on Bill Kristol's Foreign Policy Initiative, reported earlier by Jim Lobe and Daniel Luban. Jane Harman, good liberal Dem, is aboard. What do these folks really care about? And as Dylan said, why then don't you show it? Don't you understand what mistrust and resentment a hidden agenda breeds even in people who can't read Strauss?

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