Dumb and dumbest

Mick sent me this as the most dumb item in the US press on Lebanon thus far: ""This is our first election that is not just about a family or a name," said lawyer Raif Akl, referring to the heavy influence of family ties on political loyalties in the country. "It's about a political future." Akl was helping staff the campaign office of Sami Gemayel, scion of one of Lebanon's main Christian political families and a backer of the March 14 slate of candidates."