Democracy Requires A Certain Relish For Confusion

The Advantage Of Being Able To Identify Sin Is That You Can Go Out And Do It, And Enjoy It.

Conservatives Have Been Mad At The Supreme Court Since It Decided To Desegregate The Schools In 1954 And Seen Fit To Blame The Federal Bench For Everything That Has Happened Since Then That They Don't Like.

What Stuns Me Most About Contemporary Politics Is Not Even That The System Has Been So Badly Corrupted By Money. It Is That So Few People Get The Connection Between Their Lives And What The Bozos Do In Washington And Our State Capitols.

The Charm Of Ronald Reagan Is Not Just That He Kept Telling Us Screwy Things, It Was That He Believed Them All. No Wonder We Trusted Him, He Never Lied To Us. ... His Stubbornness, Even Defiance, In The Face Of Facts ('stupid Things,' He Once Called Them In A Memorable Slip) Was Nothing Short Of Splendid. ... This Is The Man Who Proved That Ignorance Is No Handicap To The Presidency.

Politics Is Not A Picture On A Wall Or A Television Sitcom That You Can Decide You Don't Much Care For.