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Yes, folks, the MOVIE REVIEW of "The Proposal," opening this weekend and starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, includes a direct shot at Sarah Palin. --------------------------------------------------------- Grade: C- Who's In It: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Denis O'Hare, Malin Akerman, Oscar Nunez The Basics: Sandra B is the high-powered book editor who gets reluctant best-selling authors on Oprah and who rules over her own kingdom with an iron fist. Ryan Reynolds is her resentful, beleaguered assistant. But when the Canadian-born lady-boss violates her work visa and is threatened with deportation, she forces her underling...

In his column “The Obama Haters’ Silent Enablers,” Frank Rich angered many conservatives by extending the discussion of “right-wing extremists” in the wake of recent scenes of carnage and Fox’s Shepard Smith’s analysis of the little people on the fringe who are “out there in a scary place.” While many readers may not care for the characterization, his musings offer a chance to look into the real nature of ambition and how it’s defined. A far less famous philosopher — my father — was always fond of telling me that “you never worry about the dog that’s barking.” He’s just...