Despite What Many Americans Think,

I've Never Believed In Measuring One's Worth By The Size Of His Or Her Bank Account. I Prefer To Look At Distance Traveled.

If All Difficulties Were Known At The Outset Of A Long Journey, Most Of Us Would Never Start Out At All.

As Someone Who's Been Covering Presidential Campaigns Since The 1950s, I Have No Delusions About Political Reporting. Candidates Bargaining Access To Get The Kind Of News Coverage They Want Is Nothing New.

I Got Addicted. News, Particularly Daily News, Is More Addictive Than Crack Cocaine, More Addictive Than Heroin, More Addictive Than Cigarettes.

And Now The Sequence Of Events In No Particular Order.