This Is America, And We Don't Restrict

The Key To Success For Any Woman Who Wants To Have A Really Serious Career And A Family Is To Marry A Guy Who Is Going To Take At Least Half The Responsibility For The House And Kids - And Sometimes More Than Half.

First They Gerrymander Us Into One-party Fiefs. Then They Tell Us They Only Care About The Swing Districts. Then They Complain About Voter Apathy.

My Only Thought About Margaret Thatcher Is The Same One I Had About Ronald Reagan. I Hated A Lot Of What They Did, But Once In A While A Country Just Needs A Change.

One Line I'd Draw Would Be On Raising The Eligibility Age For Social Security And Medicare. It Sounds Fair, Since People Are Living Longer. But It Isn't. Lower Income Workers Are The Ones Who Find It Hardest To Keep Working After 65. And They'll Get Penalized With Lower Benefits.

Bin Laden Wasn't All That Central To The Terrorist Network Any More, But Taking Him Down Created A Kind Of National Catharsis. It's Been A Really, Really Long Time Since We Had Something To Celebrate That Didn't Involve A Sports Team. I'd Rather It Had Been A Non-death-related Occasion, But We'll Take What We Can Get.