Women Are Affected By Lunar Tides Only

The Republicans, With Their Crazed Reagan Fixation, Are A Last-gasp Party, Living Posthumously, Fighting Battles On Sex, Race, Immigration And Public Education Long Ago Won By The Other Side. They're Trying To Roll Back The Clock, But Time Is Passing Them By.

I Find Having A Column A Very Difficult Form Of Journalism. I'm Not A Natural Like Tom Friedman And Anna Quindlen.

Feminism Died In 1998 When Hillary Allowed Henchlings And Democrats To Demonize Monica As An Unbalanced Stalker, And When Gloria Steinem Defended Mr. Clinton Against Kathleen Willey And Paula Jones By Saying He Had Merely Made Clumsy Passes, Then Accepted Rejection, So There Was No Sexual Harassment Involved. As To His Dallying With An Emotionally Immature 21-year-old, Ms. Steinem Noted, 'welcome Sexual Behavior Is About As Relevant To Sexual Harassment As Borrowing A Car Is To Stealing One.' Surely What's Good For The Comeback Kid Is Good For The Terminator.

Washington Is A Place Where People Have Always Been Suspect Of Style And Overt Sexuality. Too Much Preening Signals That You're Not Up Late Studying Cap-and-trade Agreements.

President Bush Was Once Asked Which Presidential Speech He Admired Most. He Replied That It Was The One Teddy Roosevelt Had In His Pocket That Had Helped Cushion The Blow Of A Would-be Assassin's Bullet.