Author Robert Stone in this week’s NYT book review:

“If, in this campaign, illusion triumphs over what we must believe is reality, we will fail as a nation. There is, after all, a point of no return. If McCain wins, history is here big time, scythe, sackcloth and all four horsemen.”

You know given the Sarah Palin hysteria currently gripping the left, it’s almost refreshing to hear venomous hyperbole about the other person on the ticket.