Able Was I

The intelligence failure that won't stop failing.
By Bruce Reed
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at 1:22 PM PT

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005

Room 101: For years, the greatest philosophical difference between the two parties has been over the role of government. Democrats tend to trust government; Republicans don't—except on the question of security, where many Republicans tend to embrace government and some Democrats don't. Liberals live in fear of Big Brother; conservatives live in fear of Big Government.

Fear not: Washington has found a way to deliver both.