In defense of:

Howard Dean: Maybe it’s because I’m well to the right of you but I respect the guy. Certainly I respect his forthright opposition to the war from day one, followed by support for victory once it started far more than Kerry waffling, triangulation and butt-covering.

Young people: Who does George Rutler think was risking their lives in the wreckage — pompous theocons or tattooed young men who wore backwards baseball hats when they weren’t wearing helmets? I know a few, and they all fall in the latter group.