■"America's Shame in Montreal," editorial, New York Times, 13 December 2005, p. A34.

The NYT condemns the Bush White House for not negotiating on climate change in Montreal. The best it could do was agree on trying to bring India and China into the fold.

What does that tell you?

It tells me that, just like on so many trade and security issues, we're finding we have more in commong with New Core pillars than we do with the Old Core West.