Update

I'm forgetting my (web) manners....

In referencing David Brooks article in the NYT below, I neglected to give the link for the article....

I think a free subscription is required but I know may of our party are AVID readers anyway so....

here's the "linky thing":

http://select.nytimes.com/gst/tsc.html?URI=http://select.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/opinion/05brooks.html&OQ=hp&OP=2c73f0c9Q2FQ5E4Q7BLQ5E!Q2ACii!Q5EZQ3BQ3B@Q5EQ3BDQ5EQ3BpQ5Ei5SQ60SiQ60Q5EQ3BpLCiikQ2AGQ27!Q25N