Michael Barone (bio) has proven to be a reliable, balanced commentator (my take). He has two qualities rare amongst journalists:
- Critical thinking.
- A thorough reading of true history (as opposed to post-modernist interpretations).
This short essay for U.S. News & World Report is a useful review of the history and a status report.
This summer, one big story is replaced by another — the London bombings July 7, the speculation that Karl Rove illegally named a covert CIA agent, the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, more London bombings last week. But beneath the hubbub, we can see the playing out of another, less reported story: the collapse of the attempts by liberal Democrats and their sympathizers in the mainstream media — The New York Times, etc., etc. — to delegitimize yet another Republican administration.
This project has been ongoing for more than 30 years…
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