Ever Since John Kennedy, Democrats Have Had

I'm In Favour Of Politicians Having Extra-marital Relationships. Oh Yeah. It Makes Them More Understanding Of The Flaws That The Rest Of Us Have.

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).

Cynicism Is What Passes For Insight Among The Mediocre.

Back In George W. Bush's Second Term, When Diplomatic Realism Began To Overtake Foolish Bellicosity, The President Developed One Of His Patented Nicknames For The Two Most Powerful Neoconservative Journalists, William Kristol And Charles Krauthammer: He Called Them 'the Bomber Boys.'

For The Past Several Years, I've Been Harboring A Fantasy, A Last Political Crusade For The Baby-boom Generation. We, Who Started On The Path Of Righteousness, Marching For Civil Rights And Against The War In Vietnam, Need To Find An Appropriately High-minded Approach To Life's Exit Ramp.