The Errant Æsthete

A penetrating read out of truthdig today attempts to address the real villains behind a war that has stalled us as a nation and broken us as a democracy, despite the fact that a majority of Americans are against it. Is it the fault of the political fickleness of the candidates running for president, or is the blame to be found among the political correspondents—mainly those based in Washington—who go along to get along, their professional lives spent nervously eyeing the Conventional Wisdom Express, desperate to climb on before the train leaves the station.

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