Never Eat Spinach Just Before Going On

As Someone Who's Been Covering Presidential Campaigns Since The 1950s, I Have No Delusions About Political Reporting. Candidates Bargaining Access To Get The Kind Of News Coverage They Want Is Nothing New.

What Separated Ed Murrow From The Rest Of The Pack Was Courage.

The Republican Convention Opens In New York To Re-nominate George W. Bush And Showcase The Party's, Quote, 'moderate Side.' Will Voters Buy It?

I'm Of The Belief That You Can Have Only One Commander-in-chief At A Time, Only One President At A Time. President Bush Is Our President. Whatever He Decides Vis-a-vis War Or Peace In Iraq Is What We Will Do As A Country. And I For One Will Swing In Behind Him As A Citizen ... And Support Whatever His Decision Is.

The American Dream Is One Of The Greatest Ideas In The History Of Human Achievement . . . It Thrives Today In An Age When Its Core Components Of Freedom And Opportunity Are Open To More Americans Than Ever Before. It Holds A Real, Identifiable Place In The American Heart And Mind, And It Informs The Aspirations Of Everyone From Farmers To Software Developers, From Detectives To Bankers, From Soldiers To Social Workers . . . It Defines Us As A People, Even As We Add To Its Meaning With Each New Chapter In Our National Experience And Our Individual Actions.