I look at Playboy whenever I get a haircut. Today I was able to read most of Norman Mailer's article in the big January issue. Mailer says we can defeat President Bush with the help of Republican conservatives.
That's possible, but it would be more likely if news organizations gave up their passion for simplicity, including the idea that you can divide Americans into conservatives and liberals and that anybody to the left of "liberal" is conservative.
Unfortunately, many reporters, columnists and editorial writers do not see distinctions within "left" and "right."
Heck, they're still writing "drugs and alcohol" as if alcohol is not a drug. I believe this is a big reason we jail marijuana users while tolerating those who abuse alcohol.
Words matter.