Ms. Wente has to be one of our best political writers.  She is experienced.  She is concise.  Her sentences pack a punch.  The clever allusions to Trudeau senior, the vivid image of the pipeline snake, filled with poison and worming its way into paradise, are remarkably good.  She has a natural sense of moderation.  I don't say she is always right, but I'll bet that even people who hate her views turn eagerly to her columns.