Congrats to everyone who picked “terrorists” and “freedom” as your words to drink to tonight. You’ve had 27 shots of Jim Beam. Anyway, it’s a handy list to have for next year.

Well, I thought the worst was Howard Kurtz’s poor-me routine about not getting round-the-clock access to the Obama campaign. (Al Giordano nailed my response to this.) But Kurtz’s article is nothing compared to Gail Collins’s mind-blowing (and not in a good way) Op-Ed “Beyond the Fringe,” which insults the intelligence of anyone who would vote for a so-called “second-tier candidate.” Why would anyone vote for Mike Gravel? she asks. Um, I don’t know Gail … maybe they don’t like people like you telling them how to vote!

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George Packer’s piece in this week’s New Yorker, on the differences between Barack and Hilary, is essential for anyone undecided. Why: With so much inside-baseball coverage, what’s been lacking until now is a convincing, non-retarded dichotomy that isn’t crafted by pundits to aid lazy voters. To wit:

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