[The discussion on ROTC continues as Noah Baron responds to Learned Foote's op-ed in yesterday's Spec]

Long before my letters of acceptance and rejection from universities trickled in, I was sitting in a cafe with my Columbia interviewer—who, herself, had graduated not long ago. She had been a political science major—the same major which I then—and now—intended to pursue. Throughout the interview, one of the most salient features of my life had been my wide-ranging political activism. Not surprisingly, she asked me about it.

Before the interview, I had prepared answers to a wide variety of questions—such as “Why Columbia?” or “How come the Core is so very, very awesome?”—but I suppose this one had not crossed my mind. As I thought about it in the few moments of not-quite-awkward silence that ensued, I realized something.

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Eight ten Democratic Congressmen received images of the military recruitment center right before it was attacked, and, now, we have more details about what exactly the congressmen were sent.

Oh, and it turns out, the perps were anti-war zealots or “activists,” as the Left calls them. Who’s surprised?

The manilla envelopes contained a photo of a (now identified) man standing in front of the recruiting station — like the kind one might receive over the holidays — and it said, “Happy New Year. We did it.” The packets also contained about ten pages of anti-war rhetoric, which he signed, and some type of a booklet.

However, MSBNC says that the letters and the bombings are unrelated. How they can discount the anti-Iraq manifesto … who knows?

But this is a classic MSNBC response. I think “We did it” pretty much clinches it. Most likely, it was this guy and whoever else was with him — somebody had to take the photo. [Could these guys be making a comeback? -ed.]