The Sad Truth Is That

The Sad Truth Is That You Can Have Peace Processes All You Like, But If One Side Is Committed To War, Then It's War.

This, Of Course, Has No Chance Of Passing. But Then Tuesday Night'€™s State Of The Union Address Could Be The First One In History Deliberately Designed Solely To Generate A Pavlovian Rage Response In Members Of The Opposing Party.

This Has Always Been The Way Of Presidential Politics. The President Rises Above The Fray While His Surrogates Go On The Attack. They Throw The Spears And Fling The Mud; He Sits Upon The Throne.

Newt Gingrich Has A Restless And Outsized Intelligence That Is Tragically Unleavened By Any Kind Of Critical Sensibility.

The Classic Rule Of Thumb Is That If You Are An Intellectual Ideological Magazine, You Do Better In Opposition Than You Do If Your Views Are Reflected By People In Power.