James Carroll: "Our One-Way Trip to Disaster"

Esteemed writer and columnist James Carroll writes of last night's State of the Union address by President George W. Bush: [Excerpt] "... You and everyone you love are riding on a large bus. The bus driver, unskilled and careless, drives too fast, ignores traffic signals, and barrels off the road occasionally. Because the bus is huge, other vehicles swerve to get out of its way, with cars crashing repeatedly. But your driver just keeps going, leaving carnage in his wake. Naturally, you are terrified - but your reactions are irrelevant. ..." Read more.