As James Lewis noted, even liberals are beginning to express doubts about basic liberal delusions. The latest is Charles Lane of the Washington Post, who was literally hit by cold reality during Washington's seemingly unusual snowy winter. (What? It snows in Washington? Must be global warming.) Stuck for six hours in traffic during a recent snowstorm it dawned on him I counted my blessings. The situation could have been worse, I realized: My fellow commuters and I could have been trying to make it home in electric cars, like the ones President Obama is constantly promoting, most recently in his State of the Union address. And why is this? It is a basic fact of physical science that batteries run down more quickly in cold weather than they do in warm weather, and the batteries employed by vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf or the Chevy Volt are no exception. Oh dear, that darned "basic fact of physical science" strikes again! Surely the Democrats can pass a law deeming...(Read Full Post)