8.03.2009

So very long ago: Beer won't heal this wound

(CNN) -- Beer summits at the White House notwithstanding, not all controversies between the police and the citizens they serve are destined to turn into gauzy, orchestrated "teachable moments."

link: Commentary: Beer won't heal this wound - CNN.com

If you are of a certain age, you remember everything about that summer. The frustration, the anger, the disillusionment. The saddest thing is that our nation forgot all the lessons of Vietnam and, under the leadership of The Great Draft Dodger, did it all over again. Only without the protests.

-Paul Knue


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