Just like half the folks here who are certain it was Rove who outed Plame, or that the war in Iraq is making the world worse instead of better - the fight against preset conceptions is a major battle because their personal ego is involved. Once you've committed yourself to a POV it gets harder and harder to backpedal once you realize you've been wrong on everything.

Sure Don, Tony, MA, Robert, RL, et al. will eventually have their own version of the Molly Ivins epiphany in regards to their political and worldview. We may not be there to see it, but it will eventually happen as long as they are growing and trying to learn.

Was that positively dripping with condescension? I'm so sorry. I'm just making it harder for them, aren't I? Bad. Bad.

But fun,

;-)