A recent Wall Street Journal poll registered America’s sour mood about politics, policy, the war in Afghanistan and the economy, and massive disappointment in both the major parties. So what’s the good news? Er, there isn’t much this week, but at least there’s lively conversation about all of the above among “Left, Right & Center” regulars Arianna Huffington, Robert Scheer, Matt Miller and Tony Blankley.

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