America is a nation of.....dodos??

So says Joe Klein of TIME. Is that better or worse than cowards? Or is it a nation of cowardly dodos?

Kathy Shaidle calls him out:

Like Mr. Klein, I have some “thoughts”. They may not be able to match his in sheer brilliance, because I am a mere dodo.
If America is a” nation of dodos”, and they elected Barack Obama, then…?