The Democracy Dream Team goes to Iraq!

[Desperadoe]

Explaining democracy to Iraqis must be like describing Mount Everest to someone who's never left Kansas. They've heard of it; they've seen movies. But nothing in their lives equips them to get what it's really like.

What America needs to do, clearly, is ship to Baghdad an elite panel full of hands-on experts in electoral politics.

A Democracy Dream Team, so to speak. For chairman of the DDT, I nominate...<snip>

<snip>..Bill O'Reilly -Many middle-aged Iraqi men seem to feel no one's looking out for them. Mr. No Spin can promote the value of the talk show as a release for uninformed rage. With luck, once in Iraq, O'Reilly won't be able to find his way home.<snip>..

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/7735190.htm

[Eric J in MN]

1. The Philadelphia Inquirer has editorial page editor who

The Philadelphia Inquirer has editorial page editor who is really outspoken.