We agree that liberals need not apply for Federal judgeships.

But any liberal who declines to vote for Obama needs to go into such a decision with open eyes.

But sometimes I wonder whether or not metropolitan liberals need a dose of reality when it comes to where the real threats lie.

To the Editor: Democrats and liberals need not try to match the surge in conservative media (news article, Jan. 1).

And liberals need to take heed.

I think liberals and conservatives need one another.

For the 1990's, Professor Barash suggests that liberals don't need new ideas nearly as much as they need faith and confidence in their old ones.

He felt that liberals and conservatives needed to confront each other in tough and honest argument, if the truth were to emerge.

Now, with the ultimatum, the liberals may need a lot of deft footwork to stay on the log.

The point is clear: on such issues, liberals need to rediscover and respect the art of the possible.