George W. Bush Will Surely Deserve That

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

The Democrats Current Crudeness Is A Function Of Their Desperation, And The Imminent Ratification Of Howard Dean, The Least Charming Presidential Candidate In Recent Memory, As Their Party Chairman Only Serves To Punctuate The Problem.

I Came To Political Consciousness With John F. Kennedy's Magnificent 1961 Inaugural Address. It Seemed The Start Of Something Fresh And Exciting, And It Was.

Bill Clinton Gives The Appearance Of Taking Stands-for Some Sort Of Tax Cut, Some Sort Of Welfare Reform, Some Sort Of Balanced Budget-but These Are Ploys, Mirages: They Exist Only To Undermine Positions Taken By The Republicans. He Doesn't Fight For Anything Substantive-except Of Course, Re-election. ...he Has Fallen Into The Dangerous Habit Of Lip Synching The Presidency: He Gives The Appearance Of Leadership, But Not The Substance.

Dictating To Dictators Doesn't Work; They Are Congenitally Delusional About Their Own Indispensability.