Two things are pressing on my mind politically.

Not one argument I've heard from the neocons about the Reagan miniseries makes any sense. One argument is that he's an old man with Alzheimer's who can't defend himself. God forbid something bad be said about a homophobic codger whose economic policy widened the chasm between rich and poor more than any other president in history. When Oliver Stone made Nixon, was Richard Nixon alive to defend himself?

Another argument is that is isn't historically accurate. Did Nancy slap Patty? Nancy would deny it if she did. Did Reagan think AIDS was a Biblical Plague? Probably (even Dick Morris said so), but it our word against Bill O'Reilly's. So whether or not the film is accurate, what we have to realize is that it is plausible. After all, Ron Jeremy's screen adaptation of The Starr Report wasn't accurate, but it could have happened that way. And you didn't hear any conservatives complaining about Primary Colors, did you?

Here's where I'm super pissed. This entire furor was sparked by a report from Matt Drudge, the right-wing's tabloid journalist. I'm disheartened that the conservatives were able to rally their wagons and have the plug pulled on a television show because of a report by a professional muckraker and miserable web designer Drudge. Liberal media, my ass.

The other thing I have to talk about is Howard Dean’s Confederate Flag comment. I'm as much of a fan of the Dukes of Hazzard as anybody, but even I, a staunch Dean supporter, think this was just about the stupidest thing Dean has done this campaign. Don't get me wrong -- I know what he meant to say. However, it was not only insensitive to blacks who have fought to have it removed from state buildings but it was also insensitive to Southerners, saying in effect that all Southerners are good ol’ boys with pickup trucks. I have a feeling that this will blow over, but Dean has hopefully learned a valuable lesson.

So to Howard Dean: I still support you, but please, don't do that again.