Remember when Jack Layton proposed talks with the Taliban? Remember how right-wing commentators howled in disbelief at the very idea?

Fast-forward a few weeks. And suddenly no less a fixture in the conservative firmament than U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says the Taliban shouldn’t just be at the bargaining table… but at the cabinet table, too.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for retractions.

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