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Ever Since Richard Nixon Walloped George Mcgovern In The Presidential Election Of 1972, Political Pundits Have Treated As A Truism The Proposition That Liberals Are Out Of Step With The Rest Of The Nation, And Therefore All But Unelectable Outside The Precincts Of The Northeast -- Give Or Take A College Town Here Or A Ski Resort There. During The Course Of Every Presidential Election For The Past Forty Years Now, Republicans Have Sought To Wield The Word Liberal As If It Were A Six-gauge Shotgun.

Liberals Do Not Appear To Address Potential Solutions With Anything Like The Far Right's Aura Of God-given Self-confidence.

Whether One Agrees Or Disagrees With The Tactics Of The Occupy Wall Street Movement, It's Easy To Understand The Inspiration For Its Anger As Well As Its Impatience.

If Newspapers Were A Baseball Team, They Would Be The Mets - Without The Hope For Those Folks At The Very Pinnacle Of The Financial Food Chain - Who Average Nearly $24 Million A Year In Income - 'next Year.'

The Economist Is Undoubtedly The Smartest Weekly Newsmagazine In The English Language. I Always Look Forward To Its Quirky Year-end Double Issue.