Of Course, It's A Mystery To Me

But There's A Fourth Interpretation: Obama Can't Leave His Comfort Zone. No President Since Woodrow Wilson Has Been As Enamored Of Abstract Ideas Or More Sure That Disagreement With Him Is Proof Of Ignorance, Bad Faith Or Dogmatism. As A Candidate, He Insisted His Real Opponent Was 'cynicism,' And In His Address Last Week, He Returned To This Trite Formulation, Insisting Again He Was Bravely Battling The Cynics.

The Progressive Notion Of The State As A Loving, Caring Parent Is Becoming A Bipartisan Affair.

As A Broad Generalization, Big Businesses Have No Moral Objections To Being Whores. Getting Into Bed With Uncle Sam Is All A Question Of Price, Not Principle.

The Truth Is France Has Been The Chief Western Advocate Of Normalizing Relations With Iraq - One Of Its Largest Trading Partners - For Years, Partly Because France Holds Billions In Ious From Iraq That Wouldn't Be Redeemable By A New Regime.

Science Is Wonderful At Explaining What Science Is Wonderful At Explaining, But Beyond That It Tends To Look For Its Car Keys Where The Light Is Good.