Carter Is The Best President

I Welcome New Words, Or Old Words Used In New Ways, Provided The Result Is More Precision, Added Color Or Greater Expressiveness.

Decide On Some Imperfect Somebody And You Will Win, Because The Truest Truism In Politics Is: You Can't Beat Somebody With Nobody.

To 'know Your Place' Is A Good Idea In Politics. That Is Not To Say 'stay In Your Place' Or 'hang On To Your Place', Because Ambition Or Boredom May Dictate Upward Or Downward Mobility, But A Sense Of Place - A Feel For One's Own Position In The Control Room-is Useful In Gauging What You Should Try To Do.

President Reagan Is A Rhetorical Roundheels, As Befits A Politician Seeking Empathy With His Audience.

Never Put The Story In The Lead. Let 'em Have A Hot Shot Of Ambiguity Right Between The Eyes.