'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Movie versions of Abraham Lincoln typically aspire to the granite face etched into Mount Rushmore, or the gangly, youthful rail-splitter of folk tales. In Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," Daniel Day-Lewis masterfully brings to life a flesh-and blood-leader — stooped from the burdens of war and grief for his dead son, but animated by a thirst for political combat, imbued with a sense of providence and a sense of humor.
The ballyhoo over airport pat-downs will be over as soon as we "maximize protection and security and minimize inconvenience and invasiveness," says White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
