Roger Simon has an excellent post. I happen to know and adore the Ledeen family, every member of which has sacrificed and served the cause of freedom in some way–knowing that makes that Krugman column all the more infuriating. This whole episode, I think, goes to show–like Biden lecturing John Ashcroft, father of a military man serving in the Middle East–that for conservatives it does not matter if you or members of your family serve; they’ll call you a chicken hawk or they’ll accuse you, perversely, of calling in favors, whatver works. They’ll never give a young woman credit for putting her life on hold and in danger for the cause of freedom and stability in the Middle East. They’ll simply use whatever they can to justify their anger against you. I’m not prone to be a paranoid–the Left is out to get us, and that is that–type, but with the likes of Mr. Krugman today, one does wonder.