In early October, Peggy Noonan wrote about the passing of the great William Safire, in a Wall Street Journal  article entitled, Keeping America Safe From the Ranters . In it, she bemoans the loss of “the Elders” of journalism, and warns us that the guard is changing, and not necessarily for the better: We are in a generational shift in the media, and new Elders are rising. They’re running the networks and newspapers, they own the Web sites, they anchor the shows.

Another must-read from Diana West.

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Al Sharpton wants the National Football League to block conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh from bidding on the St.