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The Idea Of American Exceptionalism Doesn't Extend To Americans Being Exceptional.

President Bush Was Once Asked Which Presidential Speech He Admired Most. He Replied That It Was The One Teddy Roosevelt Had In His Pocket That Had Helped Cushion The Blow Of A Would-be Assassin's Bullet.

And As Far As Doing God's Work, I Think The Bankers Who Took Government Money And Then Gave Out Obscene Bonuses Are The Same Self-interested Sorts Jesus Threw Out Of The Temple.

We Are Riveted By The Soap Operas Of Public Lives. We Admire The Famous Most For What Makes Them Infamous: It Reassures Us That They Are Not Better And No Happier Than All The People With Their Noses Pressed Hard Against The Glass.

When I Need To Work Up My Nerve To Write A Tough Column, I Try To Think Of Myself As Emma Peel In A Black Leather Catsuit.