In the early 1960s the law of supply and demand greatly irked Cuba's “minister of the economy” Ernesto “Che” Guevara. “No problemo!” he decided one fine morning. I'll simply abolish it by creating a “new man,” with these insufferable Cubans as my Guinea Pigs.

Was it remotely conceivable that someone with the Rev. Jeremiah's Wright's worldview and connections had somehow avoided a pilgrimage to the world capitol of Yankee-hatred, to worship and commiserate with its high priests?

JFK called Ted Sorensen his “intellectual blood-bank.” No presidential speechwriter has ever earned such a tribute. Now the 80-year-old Sorensen has jumped aboard the Obama campaign as an enthusiastic adviser.