Here's A Very Good Rule Of Thumb

There's No Light At The End Of The Tunnel In The Republican Message, No Promise Of Better Things To Come. There's Only The Present Stagnation, Followed By A Slow Decline.

America May Be In A Dour Condition, But It Is Not Going To Elect A Dour President.

Our Compulsive Hunger Always To Know First, Speak First And Decide First Has Only Been Amplified By The Fact That We Can Now All Participate Instantly In A Virtual Version Of A National Cocktail-party Conversation On Twitter, Facebook And Blogs.

While Negativity Is Politically Useful, It Is Also Demoralizing Unless It Is Accompanied - And To Some Extent Overshadowed - By Elevated And Inspiring Ideas About The American Future.

Is Victory Sweet Because Your Side Wins - Or Is It Really Because The Other Side Loses?