sid milkis's book on the 1912 election, absolutely everyone should read. on the way over here i was remembering the series of books. some of you may be old enough to remember them. they were history books for kids called landmark books that i think random house put together. for some reason a blurb on the back always stayed in my head. anyone who has not feasted upon them has been cheated. well, anyone who has not feasted upon sid's book about the 1912 election has been cheated. when you hear what he has to say, you'll know why you must go out and buy it. jim ceaser is absolutely brilliant, and i find myself disagreeing with jim, but it is highly risky because he's so damn smart. forgive the "damn" on c-span. yet i try to live dangerously. but it's a real honor to be with sid. john halpin has done exceptional work at cap. liberals not surprisingly are not nearly as good as conservatives are in remembering, honoring and thinking about their own tradition. i think by their very nature conservatives are more inclined to think of what a tradition means. what j