A Useful Exercise

I was planning on writing a rebuttal to the Bush 2nd Inaugural Speech, but E.J. Dionne has already done it for me. He said it better than I could have.

Instead, I would like all of you to take up the challenge issued by the American Prospect. They have sponsored a competition for the most persuasive definition of liberalism in 30 words or less. I encourage all of my readers to take a stab at it. I spent all morning at the task. It was both difficult and very helpful in distilling my own beliefs. The winner of the contest even gets a prize!