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Army Checkmates The New Republic

September 10, 2007 - 7:30 am - by Bob Owens
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2007-09-10 14:33:07

With inspiration from Tom W’s reference to mediocrity, and with apologies to Joseph Heller:

Some people are born screw-ups.

Some folks have screw-up-ness thrust upon them.

But Private Beauchamp became a screw-up the old fashioned way: he earned it through hard work and perseverance.

The same could be said for TNR’s Franklin Foer.