-THE CUNNING REALIST-: "The most pithy statement I've seen about this came from Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who said 'If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol more than the freedoms that the flag represents.' I never thought we'd get to the point where an unabashed New York liberal expressed sanity, federal restraint, and conservatism better than any Republican."