Democracy isn't dead

That's the title of a editorial today in which the LAT admirably defends democracy and, by inference, President Bush's policy of promoting democracy worldwide. In the end though, the LAT couldn't resist the urge to take a swipe at Bush in the final paragraph, recommending that the administration "recalibrate its rhetoric and promote more realistic expectations." Apparently, that was added to avoid being seen as agreeing too much with Bush.