So much of the mainstream media has focused on politics as a sport, especially until now on healthcare, etc., that a lot of real news has been discounted by many people. It is important that we focus on the substance of what's happening, for example, on arms control and disarmament.

The "New START" or the Prague Treaty, is a real big deal. We need to discuss it in those terms, and also to express how one such victory can lead to others.

Here's an article from our colleague Joe Cirincione that helps put things in perspective: The Start of a New Obama Narrative