LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND (REALLY SIMPLE) STATISTICS

You have had only one two-term Democratic president in the 35 years since Vietnam. This is because in the end you looked extreme, bought and paid for, and weak.

--Peggy Noonan, addressing Democrats in her latest column

Quick quiz: How many Republican presidents have served two terms in the last 35 years?

Answer: One. Just Ronald Reagan.