One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy.
“I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.”
“Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists.”