Wretchard wrote:

“Suppose one wanted to know which world one were in: . . . .”

Who knows why the subjunctive endures. Someday its remaining vestiges will fade away, like the Cheshire Cat. In the meanwhile, it’s good to see its appearance, even in a usage that inevitably clunks a bit.

Like David B., I find the sans serif unappealing. At least the comments font has a times roman default.

Whoever follows President Bush will have a hard act to follow, especially if the meme about Iraq morphs to one of “success follows competence, constancy and cojones.”

Having written that, I can no longer protest my wife’s accusation that I dwell in an alternate universe.