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Shocker move: Ricks suspends self from blogging over political donations

Best Defense hereby announces that, after several days of thoughtful deliberation and intense discussion with myself, I am suspending myself for not making enough political donations. I have ordered myself off the air until Monday. By then I will have been spiritually cleansed and will emerge again ready to pass sweeping magisterial judgments, just like ...

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U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos/flickr
U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos/flickr

Best Defense hereby announces that, after several days of thoughtful deliberation and intense discussion with myself, I am suspending myself for not making enough political donations. I have ordered myself off the air until Monday. By then I will have been spiritually cleansed and will emerge again ready to pass sweeping magisterial judgments, just like them anchormen.

Best Defense hereby announces that, after several days of thoughtful deliberation and intense discussion with myself, I am suspending myself for not making enough political donations. I have ordered myself off the air until Monday. By then I will have been spiritually cleansed and will emerge again ready to pass sweeping magisterial judgments, just like them anchormen.

In the meantime, I have authorized myself to release this moving statement: “I wish to thank all of you who have rallied to support me in this wrenching and difficult time. I have been overwhelmed and stunned by the extraordinary outreach of heartfelt support from my fans from every corner of the world. I also wish to apologize to those who experience anxiety about not being able to read new thoughts from me for five long days. I look forward to rejoining you next week after my self-suspension.”

Maybe I’ll use the time off to look into the Air Force’s “Alien Technology Exploitation Division” at Nellis AFB.

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
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