Deepak Chopra, the Indian master of the mind-body connection, was convincing in his grief at the loss of his good friend Michael Jackson. He told CNN, among many other praiseworthy things about the life of the pop idol, that when Jackson learned that grizzly bears were dying because of the erosion of their habitat, he actually wept.

That's not bad advice for Republicans or conservatives or whatever you want to call our side after this many losing rounds. The more I ponder it, the more brilliant it seems to me. Consider: They act. We react. They demonize our players. We respond only if, when, and as they trigger our honest outrage. Whoever said outrage has to be honest?