TIME is a slut, its cover articles always trying to suck off whatever is the most currently popular Middle American opinion while throwing a few bones to positions on either side of the great middle. That's why no one can decide what they mean--they are written by committee and meant to mean all things to all persuasions. These articles are always full of hyperbole, sound, and fury, but end up saying nothing. TIME is a lazy person's read, and a waste of trees.