May 15, 2008 - 12:39pm

In case you were wondering

William E. BorahWilliam E. BorahThe anonymous U.S. Senator that President Bush referred to in his Knesset speech today is Sen. William Edgar Borah, Republican of Idaho and the longest serving member of Congress in that state's history.

His 1939 comment, "Lord, if I could only have talked to Hitler, all this might have been avoided," has been a favorite historical reference for conservatives in the last few years.

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Just FYI, I linked to your article from The Guilty Conscience of Barack Obama

05/15/08 4:13 pm

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