If I don't die by Thursday, I'll be roaring Friday night.

All too often BLOGs can become little more than lists of links - a sorta "This is what I read today." screed. That can be helpful if you're trying to figure out where someone's coming from or to discern the hidden meaning in an email but pretty meaningless most of the time.

With that kind of caveat, what can I do but post a link ;-)

Learning to Love to Hate
By James Traub (Published: October 26, 2003) NYTimes.com > Magazine is the kind of editorial that tries to make sence of the vitriol in today's political discourse. Why are so many people, most of them pretty rational and thoughtful, so artlessly using politics to attack segments of society that they don't agree with? Whether it's Homosexuals, Muslims, Liberals, Conservatives, Jews, or individuals everyone is suddenly pointing the finger and shouting "Liar!" Have we all become extremists of one stripe or another?