Quote of the Day

"But when America is fighting a global war on terror where the battle is for hearts and minds instead of beachheads and landing strips, we need a leader who can explain to friend and foe alike why America is in Iraq, why we keep sending arms to Israel and why liberal democracy really is preferable to Islamic fascism.

Right now, George W. Bush is not that leader."

-- Joe Scarborough

The problem is that it's not just Bush -- all our leaders are failing us. One of the many lessons of Hurricane Katrina was that all levels of government are corrupt and bankrupt of leadership. I don't think the world has been more dangerous at any point of my life than now and we lack the leadership capable of surmounting these challenges.