... might be." I hope they'll let me visit my mom in her interrogation cell. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail her at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com.

... war on terror"? After all, we already have two real wars to worry about. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail Brooks at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com.

... global trend of shoe throwing, I'll take that over bomb throwing any day. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail her at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com

... abandoned Taba agreements as the starting point. Here's to a less bloody 2009. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail her at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com.

... foreign policy -- and undoing all the damage. It will take a generation. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail Brooks at rbrooks(at)latimescolumnists.com

... told an audience in Ghana. "It's just simply not true." Of course not. (Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail Brooks at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com)

... commodities." I liked that Hillary Clinton. Could she please come back? (Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail Brooks at rbrooks(at)latimescolumnists.com)

... something troubling their consciences? Mothers of America, watch your backs. (Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail Brooks at rbrooks(at)latimescolumnists.com)

... suspected of serious crimes would have been tried and convicted by now too. Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail her at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com

... of Democratic good fortune has been the Iraq war. Heck of a job, Bushie. (Brooks is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. E-mail Brooks at rbrooks@latimescolumnists.com)