A key to the mentality of the left is that it judges itself by its best intentions, and judges its opponents - America chief among them - by their worst deeds.

Israel is the canary in the mine. What happens to Israel will eventually happen to America itself.

It is important for conservatives to make distinctions between those on the Left who were (and are) traitors or self-conceived enemies of the United States, and those who were (and are) the fellow-travelers of enemies of the United States, and those who are neither traitors, nor enemies, nor friends and protectors of enemies, but are American patriots who disagree with conservatives over tactical and policy issues.

[Opponents had dubbed her] Mean Jean ... their commander in chief.

I have no problem with professors being left-wing. The problem is if they bring political agendas to the classroom. Advocacy is a form of preaching -- not teaching.

What the left says sounds very good but, in practice, it works out very badly.