E. R. writes: “The problem is that you are still . . . a blind follower of the Bush-Cheney-Rovesfeld monarchy. Give Sullivan a chance to open your eyes to the truth and you will soon become a conservative, abandoning your fascist/Stalinist/authoritarian/Christianist/pro-torture/Bushite/schoolgirl clique tendencies.” Right. And as we all know, a monarchical presidency is even worse than an imperial one.