While History Never Repeats Itself, Political Patterns

To Become Informed And Hold Government Accountable, The General Public Needs To Obtain News That Is Comprehensive Yet Interesting And Understandable, That Conveys Facts And Outcomes, Not Cosmetic Images And Airy Promises. But That Is Not What The Public Demands.

Americans Continue To Suffer From A Notoriously Short Attention Span. They Get Mad As Hell With Reasonable Frequency, But Quickly Return To Their Families And Sitcoms. Meanwhile, The Corporate Lobbies Stay Right Where They Are, Outlasting All The Populist Hysteria.

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

As A Parent And A Citizen, I'll Take A Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) Over Steve Jobs Every Time. If We Must Have Billionaires, Better They Should Ignore Jobs's Example And Instead Embrace The Morality And Wisdom Of The Great Industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

By The Accusation Of Liberal Bias ... The Institutions That Conservatives Revere - The Military, Corporate America, Organized Religion, And The Powerful Conservative Groups Themselves - Will Be Able To Escape Scrutiny And Increase Their Influence.