A friend emails a note with this conclusion: “So far the worst piece on the Bush speech is (slightly surprisingly) by E. J. Dionne. If your main point is to chastise the president for ’spinning’ freedom and democracy, you should not refer to the Democrats as getting a ‘near majority’ when you mean minority.” Incidentally, this is (I think) my third post of the day using the overused word “spin.” A moratorium will start now.