The New York Times has now fully embraced its role as the dog in the cartoon surrounded by fire saying, This is fine, this is fine. The Times, like all establishment organs, exists for two reasons: 1) to prop up our sclerotic ruling class, and 2) to demonize those of us who oppose it. Hence, David Leonhardt s recent newsletter this week in which he declared, "Strange as it may sound, the American government can function without a healthy president."