Be Careful. Journalism Is More Addictive Than

Comedians, Such As Yourself, Jon Stewart And Others, Are A Valuable Supplement, And Here's Why: Good Journalism At Its Best Frequently Speaks Truth To Power. What's Happened With Journalists - Again, I Don't Except Myself From This Criticism - In Some Ways We've Lost Our Guts. We Need A Spine Transplant. What's Happened Is Comedians, In Their Own Way, Speak Truth To Power And Fill That Vacuum That We In Journalism Have Too Often Left, Particularly Post 9/11.

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.

Once The Herd Starts Moving In One Direction, It's Very Hard To Turn It, Even Slightly.

I Respect And Empathize With Reporters And Editors Who Must Compete In Today's Environment. And I Know Full Well That When I've Been Covering Campaigns, Which I Still Do, I've Made My Mistakes And Have Been Far From Perfect.

Music Is Important. It Says Things You Heart Can't Say Any Other Way, And In A Language Everyone Speaks. Music Crosses Borders, Turns Smiles Into Frowns, And Vice Versa. These Observations Are Shared With A Hope: That, When Schools Cut Back On Music Classes, They Really Think About What They're Doing - And Don't Take Music For Granted.