I Got Into Journalism Because I Came

Barack Obama's Inspirational Whoosh To The Presidency In 2008 Was Unusual. Most Campaigns Are Less Exhilarating; Indeed, They Are Downright Disappointing - Until Someone Wins.

Ever Since John Kennedy, Democrats Have Had A Weakness For Dashing Younger Men Like Bill Clinton And Barack Obama And, I Suppose, Jimmy Carter. They Balance Their Tickets With Senior Statesmen - Lyndon Johnson, Joe Biden, Walter Mondale. (al Gore Was Young But Played Ancient).

I Can't Believe That Hillary Clinton Wants The World To Think That Whenever She Gets Into Political Trouble, She's Going To Have Her Husband Come Roaring About, Breaking Furniture, Sucking Up Oxygen, Spewing Carbon Dioxide. My Impression Is That She's Strong Enough To Defend Herself - She Certainly Showed That In The Recent Democratic Debate. But Apparently She's Not Strong Enough To Control Mr. Bill. And If That's The Case, Any Sane Voter Would Have To Think Twice Before Enabling This Sort Of Circus Act In The White House.

You Know, Larger-than-life Politicians Have Larger-than-life Strengths And Larger-than-life Weaknesses.

The Two-war Strategy Was A Product Of The Cold War, When We Had To Have The Ability To Fight The Russians On The Plains Of Europe And Fight The Chinese On The Korean Peninsula At The Same Time. That Costs An Awful Lot Of Money.