Be Kind To An Old Man.

I Am Neither Republican Nor Democrat. I Am A Registered Independent Because I Find That I Cast My Votes Not On The Basis Of Party Loyalty But On The Issues Of The Moment And My Assessment Of The Candidates.

I Asked [my Doctors] If I'd Be Able To Play Singles Tennis And They Said I Could. That Made Me Very Happy Since I Haven't Played In Five Years.

Attorney General John Ashcroft Has Earned Himself A Remarkable Distinction As The Torquemada Of American Law. Tomás De Torquemada...was Largely Responsible For...[the] Torture And The Burning Of Heretics — Muslims In Particular. Now, Of Course, I Am Not Accusing The Attorney General Of Pulling Out Anyone's Fingernails Or Burning People At The Stake (at Least I Don't Know Of Any Such Cases). But One Does Get The Sense These Days That The Old Spaniard's Spirit Is Comfortably At Home In Ashcroft's Department Of Justice.

I'd Like To Be A Song And Dance Man.

The Daily Coverage Of The Vietnamese Battlefield Helped Convince The American Public That The Carnage Was Not Worth The Candle.