You consider the opening phrase of the opening sentence of a political commentary column to be "minutiae"? Do you agree with Peggy that out of all the big stories that dot the political landscape this week, the only one that anybody who really follows politics was talking about is this "I'm exhausted defending you" encounter? Just look at what topics have been posted this week, and count the number of threads and comments posted about this topic vs the threads and comments posted on other topics. I'm not sure this is even in the top 5, let alone "all anyone who cares about politics was talking about". Peggy's opening premise is completely wrong, so how relevant is her analysis of this seminal event? But, that's just minutiae.
IMHO, 'Yes We Can'!
I am certain Noonan didn't mean it LITERALLY, but starts it as more of a figure of speech.
Now look where we are... we are discussing the construct of the paragraph rather then the CONTENTS (which are much more important) thanks to you.
Very true. She touches on voters becoming more plugged into DC and there's buyer's remorse with some who voted for a black man or voted against Bush, but she misses the fact that almost everyone can see redistribution doesn't create prosperity.
What this op-ed piece really was is Ms. Peggy using the "exhausted" incident as a pretext to get her feminist ya-ya's out. The last line shows it - "and the outcomes won't be controlled by the good ol' boys but by what she calls "the great new gals"".