The Mask Slips

"For the nitwits who vote for the man or woman they'd most like to have over for dinner...I suggest you take a look at how well your 401(k) is doing, or how easy it will be to meet the mortgage this month, or whether the college fund you've been trying to build for your kids is as robust as you'd like it to be....Voting has consequences."

What I want to know is, who in the world would actually rather have a batty old man over for dinner than an eloquent, intelligent middle aged man.  Really.  One thing is for sure, they are not people I would want to have over for dinner.

You can read the rest of Bob Herbert's excellent and important column from today's Times here.

And check out Gail Collins' clever column today too.