And if anyone can prove the counterargument--that a cool new paradigm is emerging this year--it may be Bradley, the candidate who seems not to be trying at all.
But what would the counterargument be if the Georgians and Russians were able to agree to something vaguely analogous to the tentative rapprochement between the Russians and Poles?
The next time someone tells you about a miraculous diet that mimics the way people ate in ancient times, here is a nice counterargument: studies of mummies say the ancients got heart disease too.
The counterargument is that it is unfair: Why should Mexicans get to "jump the line" and win instant or near-instant legal status while thousand and thousands of others who have waited patiently for legal status still have to wait and deal with the same maddening immigration bureaucracy?