from the Tank was just on Bill Bennett’s radio show . He was great, talking about Iraq. But the segment somehow began with a discussion about pirates, with Tom saying to Bill, “my favorite pirate…” (Mr. Smith knows a little about the topic.) It was an example of how you never know what you’re going to get on Bill’s boys-will-be-boys (in a classic, not crass sense) show.

P.S. Bill Bennett’s latest book, America, the Last Best Hope (Vol II) will be #20 on the NYTimes best-seller list next week.