And so it is with Maureen Dowd, who embedded this remarkable observation (for her) between her more typical lines of chronic discontent in the column, "Oprah!How could ya?"(I linked it here although it really isn't worth the read):
Despite George Washington and the cherry tree, we no longer have a society especially consecrated to truth. The culture produces an infinity of TV shows and movies depicting the importance of honesty. But they're really talking only about the importance of being honest about your feelings. Sharing feelings is not the same thing as telling the truth. We've become a country of situationalists.
As I said, even a broken clock....
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