Opinion - Richard Reeves

NEW YORK -- If you care about the United States and care about swimming -- I happen to care about both -- who do you want representing you, Michael Phelps or "one of us"?

SAG HARBOR, N.Y. -- Coming home after working abroad for a couple of months means looking at mountains -- of mail. But a lot of it is from banks offering credit cards and from politicians offering salvation, both for a price. You can throw that stuff out without opening any of it.