TODAY IS WEDNESDAY AND THIS IS THE VERY BEST WRITING ONLINE ANYWHERE: THE ROAD BACK TO CRAWFORD

Probably the most spectacular piece of writing of the last... I don't know, at least of the last several days or week, appears on today's HUFFINGTON POST and I want to urge all DWT readers to take a look. As my friend Danny, who first called my attention to the article, mentioned when he sent it, Gore Vidal can still turn a phrase, if not a knee. It really is an astounding work. I want to quote the last 2 paragraphs, not because they are the best-- far from it, in fact-- but because they are probably the only actionable items Vidal offers us for the moment.

"One way that a majority of citizens can help open the road back to Crawford is by heeding the call of a group called the World Can't Wait (see their website, worldcantwait.org). They believe that the agenda for 2006 must not be set by the Bush gang but by the people taking independent mass political action.

"On Jan. 31, the night of Bush's next State of the Union address, they have called for people in large cities and small towns all across the country to join in noisy rallies to make the demand that "Bush Step Down" the message of the day. At 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, just as Bush starts to speak, people can make a joyful noise and figuratively drown out his address. Then on the following Saturday, Feb. 4, converge in front of the White House with the same message: Please step down and take your program with you."