Byline: RICH TUCKER
In the ``Charlie Brown Christmas'' special, Lucy says, ``As they say on TV, the mere fact that you realize you need help indicates that you are not too far gone.'' So maybe there's hope yet for the American left. On Feb. 28, The New Republic magazine _ house organ of the liberal movement _ celebrated its 90th anniversary with an issue that included a Martin Peretz essay. ``Ask yourself: Who is a truly influential liberal mind in our culture?'' he asks. ``There's no one, really.'' Peretz accurately describes modern liberalism as a ``laundry list: The catalog of programs (some dubious, some not) that Republicans aren't funding.''
And that's exactly the problem on the left today. A lack of …
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