Joe Klein has an interesting article on the mythology of Sarah Palin. According to him, she represents a past that is gone but presents a more alluring vision than the grey reality of today. The power of myths is undeniable so the Democrats need something equally potent to cancel this out. Maybe today is an appropriate day (9/11) to point out that it is in rising to challenges that this country attained excellence not shutting out the daylight and living in fading memories.
Also, I should note the power of Patricia Cornwell to bring the myth of the freaky killer to life in her writing. Today, when the helpful repair person in his superhero T shirt turned up with a sunny smile to look at the dishwasher, I did catch myself wondering if there were any saws in his tool collection:-).
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