I'm beginning to think one of the biggest "lurking" dangers this country faces is drivel like this from past "government" employees.
I guess Peggy doesn't think George Washington, Abe Lincoln or FDR had a myriad of complex and rapidly evolving issues during their terms in the Whitehouse. Typical of people who make a living inside the Washington D.C. beltway, Peggy seems to think the country revolves around the wisdom of the ego-maniacal snobs in D.C.. Instead, what we are really witnessing are folks who for decades have considered themselves "elite" suddenly realizing that they are more accurately described as "irrelevant". This piece by Peggy has all the wisdom of a teenage cheerleader lamenting the fact that her popular group of friends are no longer looked to for advice and consent. With the advent of easily accessible information on the internet, I no longer need Peggy, the New York Times, Teddy Kennedy or any of the tens of thousands of snobs toasting each others' intellect on the East Coast to tell me what the "correct" answer is. In fact, I'd prefer to hear nothing from them at all. With that in mind, I couldn't be happier they are drifting into a deep malaise. Good bye, and good riddence. The rest of America has work to do.