Hyperbole Was To Lyndon Johnson What Oxygen

Our Very Lives Depend On The Ethics Of Strangers, And Most Of Us Are Always Strangers To Other People.

I'm The Front Man, I'm The Man On Camera, But There's A Whole Team Beyond Me.

Our Great Progressive Struggles Have Been Waged To Make Sure Ordinary Citizens, And Not Just The Rich And Privileged, Share In The Benefits Of A Free Society.

When We Were Covering The 2008 Campaign I Told My Young African American Colleagues That Despite The Historical Significance Of Victory, Barack Obama Was Going To Break Their Hearts. They Didn't Want To Hear That, And They Refused To Believe It. Eighteen Months Later They Started Dropping By One By One To Say, Sadly: "he Broke Our Hearts." A Couple Of Them Even Wept.

In America, One Of Our Two Major Parties Is Dominated By Extremists Dedicated To Destroying The Social Contract, And The Other Party Has Been So Enfeebled By Two Decades Of Collaboration With The Donor Class It Can Offer Only Feeble Resistance To The Forces That Are Devastating Everyday People.