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By John McCaslin

Times for temper

We see that Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, in the "media appearances" section of his weekly newsletter, draws attention to his interview last week with Steven Colbert on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report."

You're known for having something of a temper," Mr. Colbert reminded the Democrat. "Why is it you and [John] McCain, the two Navy men from Vietnam, are the ones in the Senate known for their volcanic tempers?"

Mr. Webb replied: "I don't think that I'm actually known for a temper," but then conceded "there are things to fight for, by the way."

For the record, Mr. Webb's bio states that he served with the 5th Marine Regiment during Vietnam, where as a rifle platoon and company commander in the infamous An Hoa Basin west of Danang, he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star medal, two Bronze Star medals and two Purple Hearts. He left the Marine Corps in 1972.

In 1987, President Reagan appointed him secretary of the Navy, a position he resigned from one year later when he refused to agree to a congressionally mandated reduction of the Navy's force structure because of budget cuts.

Mirrors society

"Are you politically incorrect enough for this?" writes game creator David Pimentel, sending this columnist his California company's newest board game, "Politically Correct the Game."

The object, the directions reveal, is to be the most politically correct person. For instance, the ultimate winner will have known that Bill Clinton was actually honored as the nation's "first black president" at the 2001 Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner in Washington.

Instead of tokens like Monopoly's top hat, thimble or horse and rider, pawns of Politically Correct include gardener Zeferino Ortiz de la Vega Hernandez, described as a 38-year-old Mexican illegal immigrant with six U.S.-born children. He sends half of his income to Mexico and is a registered Democrat.

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