Once again we see the usual sophistry from the right wing fact and logic bender, "Real Clear Politics", the euphemistic title for "Obfuscating Neocon Blather". Nothing in this article is the slightest bit convincing except to a wishful thinking ditto head (if "thinking" is the right word). Kerry join up with McCain, who believes that our occupation of Iraq could (or SHOULD ?) extend to decades (even a century) if "necessary" ? And some Republicans pols think that John Kerry might agree to "team up" with a warmonger ? Whacky idea, but you never know what to expect from these speculating, desperate, brain damaged neocons. In any event, what follows in the rest of the column is a series of nonsequitures. The Democrats are the ones who "think in such Manichaean simplicities" ? That's a hoot ! Mr. Will, if he can stand it, should listen more closely to our little old George W Bush for a minute or two so that he may hear the Neocon Manichaean creed: "evil doers" versus the good guys! One must also ask if George Will is reading the recent tell all book by Allen Raymond, who makes it painfully clear that the Republicans not only do not care one whit about ethics or morals, but only about winning - - and usually through corrupt and illegal tactics, especially around election time. Is Will telling us that he does not prefer to act according to moral principles, that they are the territory of only the Democrats? Shame on him ! More sophistry. George Will writes as though he is a principled, widely read, historically savvy, and astute commentator (with a large vocabulary of arcane usages), who appeals to the intellectuals among us. But most of the time, especially around election time, his scripts descend into the same tedious, obscuritan, self-serving, conservative, partisan interpretations and speculations.