The New York Times illustrates perfectly why it's dying.

The question of how to weigh affirmative action versus equal opportunity may become a real issue during the Presidential campaign.

There are two ways to interpret the law: a) favor individual rights over societal rights or b) favor society's rights over the rights of the individual. Individuals won two!

Blame the victim? Blame whitey? Or roll up your sleeves and get to work?

They told us how they cooked the books. What have they been doing the rest of the time?

Your words are wonderful, Mr. Obama; where are the works?

What's sad is that Mr. Obama has ignored opportunities given him by the Senate leadership who put him in a position from which he could make changes.

If he can't be the president, being one heartbeat away might be nearly as good. How does Obama-Kennedy for President sound?

Rich people are voting with their feet: they're grabbing their wallets and running away.

Some idealists suggest that election campaigns be paid for by the Treasury -- taxpayers would pay for campaigns intended to elect people we don't like. In fact, we DO have public campaign funding but nobody wants to admit it.