Given the probability that the general election will pit presumed GOP nominee John McCain against Barack Obama, I have probably been a bit remiss in not focusing more on the generational politics underlying this campaign cycle.  I did allude to the generational studies of Strauss and Howe back in February, and there is more discussion in the comments at that last link, which I recalled when reading RTO Trainer’s comparison of

Marvel’s film adaptation of Iron Man took a very long and winding road through development Hell to get to your cineplex today.  It is almost always the better for it.  The original comic sprung from the backdrop of Vietnam.  Current events make this Afghan-themed update seem as ripped from the headlines as an episode of Law & Order — if Jerry Orbach had worn gold-titanium alloy armor.  I suspect regular pw readers may be concerned about the rumored left-wing