Sunday morning roundup

Frank Rich is as insightful as ever, and Maureen Dowd compares New York's and Illinois' governors. Also, a psychologist and anthropologist argue that people won't sell their values.

I can't decide whether or not I care for the Post's naval-gazing. I live here, too, but enough is enough. I'm not posting the "Is DC cool?" article because it's just dumb.

This, however, is fascinating, though not surprising:

The torrent of hateful words is part of what terrorism experts now believe is a deliberate, even desperate, propaganda campaign against a president who appears to have gotten under al-Qaeda's skin. The departure of George W. Bush deprived al-Qaeda of a polarizing American leader who reliably drove recruits and donations to the terrorist group.

Oh, and Dick Cavett's blog.