I am tired of hearing the word "liberal" used as an obscenity. Just last week, U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce of Ohio, a high-ranking Republican, said of newly elected Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, "She's a roadblock. That's her hallmark. She's a liberal in the true sense of the word." Well, OK, Debbie, I'm glad you realized that we have a few of them left in Congress. By coincidence, I have a sore knee. My friend the philosopher suggests that it has been traumatized by years of knee-jerk liberalism. When people ask why I am limping, I tell them I have...