Reason and Fear

The lead from Paul Krugman's column: "In America’s darkest hour, Franklin Delano Roosevelt urged the nation not to succumb to “nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror.” But that was then.

Today, many of the men who hope to be the next president — including all of the candidates with a significant chance of receiving the Republican nomination — have made unreasoning, unjustified terror the centerpiece of their campaigns."

I've thought that since 9/11 it's going to be a battle between fear and reason. Bush has not been brave but fearful. Will our next prez get our of the fear loop?