The War On Terrorism Was A Bait

The Word Liberal Has Been Employed As The Political Equivalent Of An Untreatable But Potentially Containable Social Disease -- The Kind That Could Be Contracted Merely By Going To A Foreign Movie Or Ordering A Decaf Latte, Or Worse, A Glass Of French Wine.

Americans Have Always Evinced Some Distrust Of Government, But The Current Situation Has Exacerbated This To A Degree That May Be Unprecedented.

Ironically, Tendency To Ignore Inconvenient Facts And Unwelcome Evidence Is Actually President Reagan's True Legacy, As I Noted In 'the Nation' Back In 2000, Before The Current Right-wing Mania For President Reagan Gained Its Full Force.

More And More, Democrats Are Starting To Worry They That They Have A More Um, Colorful Version Of Jimmy Carter On Their Hands. Obama Acts Cool As A Proverbial Cucumber But That Awful '70s Show Seems Frightfully Close To A Rerun.

As With Almost Every Significant Aspect Of The Bush Presidency, Its Handling Of 9/11 Was A Catastrophe From Start To Finish.