Guardians of Grail

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I couldn't help but contrast Richard Nixon's statesmanship in not contesting the election with the fiasco of Bush v. Gore, or Norm Coleman versus Al Franken. (And this from a Nixon-hater of very, very long standing!)But what really struck me was the first few moments of the museum tour. The introductory video begins with a clip of Kennedy's 1962 Yale Commencement Address:"For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."Those words seem like a perfect description of the politi-babble that we hear on cable and even what we dare to call "news coverage" today.And from an American reader in Peru:Sitting down here in Peru as an expat, but not ex-American thank you, it's been so beyond stressing to see what's