Disagreeing with Ayn Rand does NOT make him a traitor. I can't stand Rand, but that doesn't make me a Communist stooge. I prefer to take Chambers' word at it, especially having a child of my own - looking at his daughter's perfectly shaped ear, he simply couldn't deny God any more. And with that simple admission, his entire Marxist worldview collapsed. the sinner, Charles

The closest they got was the Leftist worldview in "Good Night and Good Luck." the sinner, Charles

Will have to pick this one up. Great article - thank you. the sinner, Charles

Not necessarily true. After all, even though he had proof that JFK bought the election, he conceded. the sinner, Charles

Not necessarily true. After all, even though he had proof that JFK bought the election, he conceded. the sinner, Charles

Brian - you know, "I'm the rubber your the glue" isn't really a viable argument. the sinner, Charles

McCarthy wasn't correct - he underestimated the number of actual spies by quite a few! On a serious note - yeah, he was right. And you are also right on about his going off the rails but, at the same time, that not having anything to do with the accuracy of his statements. the sinner, Charles

"Massive" is a bit overblown. And the point is that liberal myth-making is an ongoing thing (going back to Wilson, I'd say). It isn't so much about whether or not Nixon did anything wrong - he did - but about making the reporters "heroes" over something that, first, they had to break the law to do (at any costs? Doesn't that make them as bad as Nixon?) and, second, that really wasn't a big deal. But all the created intrigue and subterfuge made is SEEM like a big deal, thus creating the modern myths of Woodward and Bernstein and their "intrepid" editor. That is the joke - and one that continues to this day in the form of active cover-ups for liberal politicians (see Fast and Furious, Sandy "Burglar," etc.). the sinner, Charles

Very possible. And they STILL try to argue that Hiss, despite the Venona Papers, was not a Soviet Spy. Oh, well, really - they still try to cover up for everybody that lied their butts off during the "red scare" hearings, and for all the other spies that never came to light that Venona also outed. It's amazing how little of real history makes its way to pop culture, and how much "movie" history does, and how much effort the left puts into making sure this stays true because the actual truth is devastating to "their side." the sinner, Charles

Not only is it a bigger crime, but it is truly comparable. And all for the protection of a Democrat (Clinton). That one still grates on me - and the fact that few people know or care is sickening. And Berger's "punishment" was an absolute joke. The media played it down, killed the story as son as possible so he never had to go through public admonition, his friends paid the fines and he gets the secret kudos for taking one for the team for the rest of his life. the sinner, Charles