We Journalists Are Never So Idiotic As

Affirmative Action Was Always Racial Justice On The Cheap.

For Those Of Us Who Consider Ourselves Political Moderates, Life Is A Dispiriting Slog, A Sorry Mix Of Rectitude And Ineptitude.

Bush The Elder's Stature As President Grows With Every Passing Year. He Was The Finest Foreign Policy President I've Ever Covered And A Man Who Defied His Party On Tax Increases While Imposing Budget Restrictions On The Democrats.

Americans Who Feel The Most Ignored These Days Are Not The Screamers. They Are The Solid Citizens Who Are Sick To Death Of Pols Who Play To The Rant.

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).