The Great Reckoning, cont.

Even columnist Peggy Noonan can feel it coming. And "it" is more than your typical political strife over money, much more.

Again, I call it "The Great Reckoning" because there is an undeniable element of justice that has come to define this present struggle. That makes it scary; the stakes are high. But we've kicked this can down the road for far too long now and we need to have it out, once and for all. The question that remains is who wins and who loses. Only when that is decided can the angst that troubles Ms. Noonan and so many others recede. Only then will we know who we are as a people. Only then will we know what to do as a consequence. Will we celebrate and begin the long reconstruction or, as she says, move to Africa or Ireland? God help us.