While History Never Repeats Itself,

America's Great Newspapers Have Staffs That Range From 50 Percent To 70 Percent Of What They Were Just A Few Years Ago.

For The Past Eight Years, The Right Has Been Better At Working The Refs. Now The Left Is Learning How To Play The Game.

President Obama Has Lowered Taxes More Than He Has Raised Them, And They Are Today Lower Than They Were In President Reagan's Time. But You Don't Hear Conservatives Crowing About That.

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.

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.