I Got Into Writing And Thinking About

Protestations Of Indifference To Higher Office Are Hard To Take Seriously When The 'non-candidate' Is Busily Engaged In Testing The Waters.

If Obama's Vision Of The Public Sector Is Socialism, Then So Too Were The Visions Of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, And Richard Nixon.

If The Court Strikes Down The Defense Of Marriage Act, Is That A 'liberal' Result Enabling Gay Couples Married In States Where Gay Marriage Is Legal To Enjoy The Same Economic Advantages That Federal Laws Now Grant To Straight Couples? Or Is It A 'conservative' Ruling, Limiting The Federal Government's Ability To Override State Power?

Conservatives May Worship Adam Smith's 'invisible Hand,' But For Obama, The Helping Hand Comes In Large Measure From The Public, Not The Private Sector. To Call This 'socialism' Is To Do Violence To The Word And To The Concept. To Call It 'un-american' Is A Smear.

For Millions, Roger Ebert Will Be Remembered As A Writer And Television Personality Who Brought A Sense Of Passion And Excellence To His Craft. For Me, He Is A Man Who Fused Joy And Courage As Few Others Ever Have. My Life Was Enriched By Having Such A Friend; It Is Poorer For Losing Such A Friend.