> ... Yet a Wende—a watershed, a turning-point, the crossing of a Rubicon—is a big, important, intimidating thing. ... The author might want to review things t

> ... Yet a Wende—a watershed, a turning-point, the crossing of a Rubicon—is a big, important, intimidating thing. ... The author might want to review things that happened in the US immediately after 9/11. Action, yes, but in almost every case exactly the wrong actions were agreed to in short order and executed. Both parties, united as one. Just look at all the unity! Maybe out of this tragedy will emerge a new sense of cooperation. We're still paying the price for that fever-induced debacle. > This is heart-warming stuff. For me it's spine-tingling.