What does it take to be classified a think-tank?

I’m mulling that one over because of THIS ITEM, a piece of writing that appeared on the “Family Security Matters” website, a self-described think-tank which includes the likes of Laura Ingraham — who, we all know, as that brilliant conservative thinker behind a not terribly interesting or original radio talk show.

I also point to the fabled PNAC, and more to the point the signatures of the famous document — famous in liberal land and conspiracy land, with the references to needing a “Pearl Harbor like event” — which was signed by various officials you know and tend to think of as “thinkers”, and while not signed by George W Bush was signed by Leading Thinker Dan Quayle.

At any rate, Philip Atkinson’s call for President Bush to adopt a “Julius Caesar” model in handling the problems of Iraq and the problems inherent in being a “victim of Democracy” were, evidently, too much for “Family Security Matters”, and have been scrubbed from the site, along with all references to Philip Atkinson.  Whether this a matter of not being in sync with Atkinson’s views or a matter of being embarrassed that several websites found this jarring editorial, we might never know.

I await comments from Leading Conservative Thinker Laura Ingraham.

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