My friend Zay. N. Smith of the Chicago Sun-Times puts it better than I could in his daily
Quick Takes column:<p>News Item: "The dollar was sent reeling on Tuesday against the yen . . ."<p>News Item: "World stock markets were sent reeling today by news that . . ."<p>News Item: "The industry was just beginning to look to brighter days when it was sent reeling . . .<p>News Item: "The Democrats were sent reeling last month when . . ."<p>News Item: "The Golden Globes were sent reeling from a controversy over . . ."<p>***Western Civilization does seem to need to get hold of itself.***