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

F.d.r. Had To Deal With Southern Segregationists - And Outright Racists - Who Held Power In Congress, So He Had To Yield To That Power In Order To Get His New Deal Legislation Passed.

I Got Into Writing And Thinking About Politics Because I Was Told There Would Be No Math.

The Niftiest Turn Of Phrase, The Most Elegant Flight Of Rhetorical Fancy, Isn't Worth Beans Next To A Clear Thought Clearly Expressed.

More Things In Politics Happen By Accident Or Exhaustion Than Happen By Conspiracy.

If The Court Strikes Down The Defense Of Marriage Act, Is That A 'liberal' Result Enabling Gay Couples Married In States Where Gay Marriage Is Legal To Enjoy The Same Economic Advantages That Federal Laws Now Grant To Straight Couples? Or Is It A 'conservative' Ruling, Limiting The Federal Government's Ability To Override State Power?