"What on earth does the 'audacity of hope' mean? Nothing. It just sounds good."

So says Ralph Peters.

And dissent is not "the highest form of patriotism", as many of our Usual Suspect pals love to intone at every possible occasion.

And, of course, he's right.

Here's more:

" Instead, we get dissent worn as a fashion statement. And fanatic dissent (as Jefferson noted) is the enemy of a democratic system."