I was not impressed by the statement of forgiveness issued by the mother of a dead soldier to the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, for having wrongly spelled her son's name in a letter of condolence. It's not that i think forgiving is wrong, on the contrary i think it helps in the healing process. And it isn't as if the misspeling fiasco surpised me. It is little more than I would expect from a bumbling politician. What really shocked me was the backing Mr. Brown received from the Britis...
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