Next time around, Lebanon will be in a civil war
North: Does Anyone in Congress Care?
Krauthammer: Energy Independence?

I usually don't post much about political campaigning. I used to be involved in the craft of political campaigning and over time developed a deep cynicism. I now find it generally distasteful to obsess over horse races and all the gossip and slick maneuvering. But every once in a while I come across a purely political article that is so masterfully written that I can't help but be impressed. I give you Gerard Baker's piece in today's Times of London: The vaulting ambition of America's Lady Macbeth