The Right To Do Something Does Not

Never Look For The Story In The 'lede.' Reporters Are Required To Put What's Happened Up Top, But The Practiced Pundit Places A Nugget Of News, Even A Startling Insight, Halfway Down The Column, Directed At The Politiscenti. When Pressed For Time, The Savvy Reader Starts There.

Adapt Your Style, If You Wish, To Admit The Color Of Slang Or Freshness Of Neologism, But Hang Tough On Clarity, Precision, Structure, Grace.

I Want My Questions Answered By An Alert And Experienced Politician, Prepared To Be Grilled And Quoted -- Not My Hand Held By An Old Smoothie.

If You Re-read Your Work, You Can Find On Re-reading A Great Deal Of Repetition Can Be Avoided By Re-reading And Editing.

President Reagan Is A Rhetorical Roundheels, As Befits A Politician Seeking Empathy With His Audience.