Here Is An Old Tradition Badly In

The Democratic Party's Complete Obeisance To [the Abortion] Lobby Makes Democrats Look Bought, Frightened And Craven.

There Should Be A Name For This, For The Process Whereby One Knows One Is Being Yanked And Concedes It Has Been Done Successfully - That One Is Grateful To Have Been Spun. In The Theater, It Is Called The Willing Suspension Of Disbelief. That's What Allows The Play To Make An Impact On The Audience: They Have To Be Able To Make Believe That What's Happening On The Stage Is Really Happening. Maybe To A Degree It Is A Requirement For All Political Participation, All Effective Political Communication, Too.

Now He Is A Statesman, When What He Really Wants Is To Be What Most Reporters Are, Adult Delinquents.

The First Snow Always Startles. It Covers The Tricycle In The Driveway, Turning Its Frame Into An Abstact Sculpture That Says: See How Quickly Yesterday Turns Into Today.

The Biggest Political Change In My Lifetime Is That Americans No Longer Assume That Their Children Will Have It Better Than They Did. This Is A Huge Break With The Past, With Assumptions And Traditions That Shaped Us.