A RAW DEAL. If you missed it last night, the e-mail Kay obtained from the Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard trying to comfort troops whose stays have been extended is heartbreaking stuff. "Is this a raw deal?" He asks. "Of course! We have every right to be angry, but the reality is that the long awaited homecoming will be pushed back." As the kids say, read the whole thing. --Ezra Klein
