Americans Are Once Again Looking Outward

I'm Of The Belief That You Can Have Only One Commander-in-chief At A Time, Only One President At A Time. President Bush Is Our President. Whatever He Decides Vis-a-vis War Or Peace In Iraq Is What We Will Do As A Country. And I For One Will Swing In Behind Him As A Citizen ... And Support Whatever His Decision Is.

Foreign News Is Considered An Expletive. Thoughtfully Written Analysis Is Out, 'live Pops' Are In. 'action Jackson' Is The Cry. Hire Lookers, Not Writers. Do Powder Puff, Not Probing Interviews. Stay Away From Controversial Subjects. Kiss Ass, Move With The Mass, And For Heaven And Rating's Sake, Don't Make Anybody Mad- - Certainly Not Anybody You're Covering, And Especially Not The Mayor, The Governor, The Senator, The President Or The Vice-president Or Anybody In A Position Of Power. Make Nice, Not News.

I Quote The Late Ed Murow. ... He Said: 'look, People Listen To Me When They Want An Eyewitness Account. 'they Think I'm A Pretty Good Reporter. But When It Comes To My Opinions, Mine Are Not Worth Anymore Than The Guy At The End Of The Bar.' And I Believe That About Myself.

As Someone Who's Been Covering Presidential Campaigns Since The 1950s, I Have No Delusions About Political Reporting. Candidates Bargaining Access To Get The Kind Of News Coverage They Want Is Nothing New.

I Read The Book [my Life By Bill Clinton] Completely. And I Think It Compares Very Favorably With Ulysses S. Grant's Gold Standard Of Presidential Autobiographies.