I Think It Was Osama Bin Laden's

If You Really Want To Diminish A Candidate, Depict Him As The Foil Of His Handler. This Is As Old In American Politics As Politics Itself.

I Have Become An Adjective. There Is Something Called A Rovian-style Of Campaigning And It's Meant As An Insult. One Columnist Said It Consists Mainly Of Throwing Mud Until It Sticks. One Prominent Blogger Described The Elements Of A Textbook Rovian Race As Fear-based, Smear-based And Anything Goes.

Ronald Reagan Wasn't In The Establishment Of The Republican Party Either, Nor Was Richard Nixon.

'empathy' Is The Latest Code Word For Liberal Activism, For Treating The Constitution As Malleable Clay To Be Kneaded And Molded In Whatever Form Justices Want. It Represents An Expansive View Of The Judiciary In Which Courts Create Policy That Couldn't Pass The Legislative Branch Or, If It Did, Would Generate Voter Backlash.

Cindy Sheehan Is A Clown. There Is No Real Antiwar Movement. No Serious Politician, With Anything To Do With Anything, Would Show His Face At An Antiwar Rally.