Victory Has 1,000 Fathers; Defeat Has 1,000

By Every Measure, John Kennedy's Sex Life Was Compulsive And Reckless. At One Level, It Had Clear Public Consequences. Knowledge Of Kennedy's Behavior Gave Fbi Director J. Edgar Hoover Absolute Job Security, As Well As The Potential Power To Derail Kennedy's Re-election Had He Survived Assassination.

When An Office-holder Facing A Multi-count Indictment Says That He Has Decided To Spend More Time With His Family, The Proper Response Is A Horse-laugh. When An Accused Politician Explains That A Charge Of Corruption Is 'really' An Attack On His Or Her Race, Religion, Ethnic Background Or Gender, The Odds That Something Felonious Happened Jumps.

This Is Part Of The Involuntary Bargain We Make With The World Just By Being Alive. We Get To Experiences The Splendor Of Nature, The Beauty Of Art, The Balm Of Love And The Sheer Joy Of Existence, Always With The Knowledge That Illness, Injury, Natural Disaster, Or Pure Evil Can End It In An Instant For Ourselves Or Someone We Love.

Protestations Of Indifference To Higher Office Are Hard To Take Seriously When The 'non-candidate' Is Busily Engaged In Testing The Waters.

For Millions, Roger Ebert Will Be Remembered As A Writer And Television Personality Who Brought A Sense Of Passion And Excellence To His Craft. For Me, He Is A Man Who Fused Joy And Courage As Few Others Ever Have. My Life Was Enriched By Having Such A Friend; It Is Poorer For Losing Such A Friend.