What They Did Last Fall By PAUL KRUGMAN
“By running for the U.S. Senate, Katherine Harris, Florida’s former secretary of state, has stirred up some ugly memories. And that’s a good thing, because those memories remain relevant. There was at least as much electoral malfeasance in 2004 as there was in 2000, even if it didn’t change the outcome. And the next election may be worse.”

Blood Runs Red, Not Blue By BOB HERBERT
“You have to wonder whether reality ever comes knocking on George W. Bush’s door. If it did, would the president with the unsettling demeanor of a boy king even bother to answer? Mr. Bush is the commander in chief who launched a savage war in Iraq and now spends his days happily riding his bicycle in Texas.

This is eerie. Scary. Surreal.”

This post was written by Mary Mancini