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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.

(i)t Is Simply Wrong To Confuse Cowardice With Appeasement. Cowardice Is A Failing Of Character. Appeasement Is A Failure Of Policy. Stalin Appeased Hitler When He Signed The Molotov-ribbentrop Pact. Stalin Was An Evil Character, To Be Sure. But Cowardice Really Isn't The First Word That Comes To Mind When Thinking Of Stalin ' That Word Is “sexy.” I'm Kidding, I'm Kidding.

[a] Country Without A Word To Describe Its Love For What Is Best Within It Is A Country Ill-equipped To Defend What Is Best Within It.

I Suppose In John Kerry's World Good Diplomacy Lets The Boys In The Bar Finish Raping The Girl For Fear Of Causing A Fuss. Okay, That Was Unfair.

The Founders Understood That Democracy Was Important, But If You Didn't Filter It Through A Republican System You'd Be Just As Likely To End Up With A Tyranny Of The Majority As You Would With A Healthy Society. Don't Worry, I Won't Quote The Federalist Papers, But Trust Me, It's In There.