The problem is I see no such backbone in any leader anywhere. The acquistion and combining of our media is probably the most terrifying of all. Hearst to the nth degree. Thank god for the net. There's a hardcore group of bloggers on both sides that do good work. Let's hope that degree of freedom expands to where it cannot be stopped by the powers that be. Speaking truth to power was never more important.

Just read an interesting article that the guy who wrote "Bush's Brain" is on the no-fly list. Scary.