Intolerance as the new cornerstone of America...well-said. I have to engage with a bunch of yahoos daily, who rant on about we are making to much of a bunch of "cracked pots."

The callousness about the loss of this treasure is one of the most sickening things about this administration, among many sickening things.

Thanks for all your links. I'll contribute one myself, from Tuesday's paper, by columnist Robert Scheer.

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=14840