Lynch at Large

New York Times

You will need to register, but it is free. This is a perspective on Mrs. Clinton's slow deliberate drive to the right. Some believe that she is preparing for more than a run for reelection as New York state's senior U. S. Senator.

Is she betraying her liberal roots? Lots of folks ask me the same thing. That is a difficult answer when the very word "liberal" has been defined by the Karl Roves and Rush Limbaughs as unpatriotic, cowardly, unprincipled, soft on crime, hard on patriots and patriotism and generally representative of every repulsive human trait. This leaves those of us who do believe in protecting the weaker members of society from the Roves and Limbaughs to make it up as we go along.

The liberals I know dearly love this country and deeply mourn the sad state of affairs. We have no one but ourselves to blame for loosing our collective voice. America desperately needs what traditional liberals embody, fairness, openness, and generosity.