en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/675179 Comments by georgesala http://original.antiwar.com/david-bromwich/2009/09/30/william-safire-wars-made-out-of-words/#IDComment36786280 A fine piece that says a lot that needed saying. One small thing: in his 5/18/97 "On Language" column, Safire credited the "effete corps" line to Pat Buchanan. Since he readily took credit for the "nattering nabobs" line, there's no reason to disbelieve him on this one. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 01:52:23 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/david-bromwich/2009/09/30/william-safire-wars-made-out-of-words/#IDComment36786280