Going To Extremes.

Considers the demonstrators expected to be in New York City for the Republican National Convention. Memories of the author's days of political protests in the late 1960s and how he became radicalized; Danger in the categorical judgments and statements which are inherent in political protests; Reasons the author loathed "Fahrenheit 9/11"; How he is cheered by the sales of "The 9/11 Commission Report," believing it shows others are looking for more than simplistic answers to hard questions; Expectations for the content of the convention; How the conservative culture in the U.S. has changed; Credit to John Kerry for not giving in to calls for simplistic statements; How Kerry can be sometime hard to believe; Thoughts on George W. Bush and his image problems; Suggestion of a political slogan "Extremism in defense of moderation is no vice."