Better To Be A Jerk That Knees

Sir Alec Douglas-home, When He Was British Foreign Secretary, Said He Received The Following Telegram From An Irate Citizen: "to Hell With You. Offensive Letter Follows."

Cast Aside Any Column About Two Subjects. It Means The Pundit Chickened Out On The Hard Decision About What To Write About That Day.

President Reagan Is A Rhetorical Roundheels, As Befits A Politician Seeking Empathy With His Audience.

Sometimes I Know The Meaning Of A Word But Am Tired Of It And Feel The Need For An Unfamiliar, Especially Precise Or Poetic Term, Perhaps One With A Nuance That Flatters My Readership's Exquisite Sensitivity.

[senators John Kerry & John Edwards] Have Risen High In Democratic Polls With A Brand Of Class Resentment And Soak-the-rich Rhetoric Rooted In The Old-fashioned Liberalism Of Ted Kennedy.