Watch out for when the old anchormen get a bit preposterous and start proclaiming how simpatico they are with the military. Tom Brokaw said last night in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: “We (both) live unconventional lives, we like to live off the land,” he said. “Most of all, we like to get the bad guys and point out where evil is.” (Except for that little detail that the troops see evil in the Iraqi terrorists, and the media sees all the evil in Abu Ghraib photos.)

Speaking of overdoing American evil, Brokaw also claimed about American politics:

“The operating strategy of both parties is to alienate and conquer, suppress any suggestion of compromise, to kill and kill again.” He warned that the Santorum-Casey Senate race would thrive on “hired gunmen who run campaigns that create fears and exploit them.”