Charles Krauthammer is one of my favorite columnists and political analysts. I've mentioned Krauthammer in the blog before, but I thought I'd just take a moment to add a bit more. He is obviously a very bright man, and his medical degree from Harvard is some evidence of that. He worked in the Carter Administration, and was presumably, a strong Democrat. However, like many of us, he came to rethink his politics as time passed, programs failed, thinking on the left atrophied, etc. He has now become a very prominent NeoConservative voice, most often seen on FoxNews and read in the Post and it's syndicated peers. I can't urge anyone enough to read some of his work. It's just plain good! (Here's a link to some columns of his for the Washington Post, that are available on the web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032401690.html)