Always Attack, Never Defend.

North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms Has Signed A Deal With Random House To Write His Memoirs. Scholars Will No Doubt Benefit From The Reflections Of A Man Who Was Wrong On Every Major Issue For 40 Years. Helms' Aides Say The Proceeds From The Book Will Be Donated To The Non-profit Jesse Helms Center Where They Apparently Have More Experience Burning Than Publishing Them.

So One Important Lesson Of Vietnam Is, The First Casualty Of An Unwise And Unjust War Are The American Troops Called On To Fight It. Their Service Should Be Honored.

Defining The Terms Of The Debate Generally Dictates Who's Gonna' Win It.

But I Think What Happened Was That Clinton Knew How To Fight Back. And The Way He Fought Back Was On The Issues - Being Tough In Staying On The Things That Mattered To People In Their Lives.

The Bush Republicans' Policies Are, The Antithesis Of Patriotic. And So We Urge Democrats To Reclaim Patriotism - To Call On All Americans To Pull Together. And, Yes, To Sacrifice. Rich People Will Have To Do With Fewer Tax Cuts. Middle Class People Will Need To Drive Less And Switch To More Fuel Efficient Cars . And Poor Folks - Especially Young Ones - Will Have To Reduce Out-of-wedlock Pregnancies And Other Indicia Of Social Pathology.