I've Been Described As A Grizzled Political

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.

Diversity Has Been Written Into The Dna Of American Life; Any Institution That Lacks A Rainbow Array Has Come To Seem Diminished, If Not Diseased.

Affirmative Action Was Always Racial Justice On The Cheap.

Political Courage Requires Clarity. The Obama Administration Chose The Tortured Route Of Arguing The Legality Of The Individual Mandate Via The Interstate Commerce Clause For One Simple Reason: It Did Not Want To Take The Political Risk Of Allowing Opponents To Call It A Tax Increase. That Was Stupid. The Republicans Were Calling It A Tax Increase Anyway.

Bill Clinton Gives The Appearance Of Taking Stands-for Some Sort Of Tax Cut, Some Sort Of Welfare Reform, Some Sort Of Balanced Budget-but These Are Ploys, Mirages: They Exist Only To Undermine Positions Taken By The Republicans. He Doesn't Fight For Anything Substantive-except Of Course, Re-election. ...he Has Fallen Into The Dangerous Habit Of Lip Synching The Presidency: He Gives The Appearance Of Leadership, But Not The Substance.