When Men In Politics Are

Mr. Bush Has Squandered The Hard-built Paternity Of 40 Years. But So Has The Party, And So Have Its Leaders. If They Had Pushed Away For Serious Reasons, They Could Have Separated The Party's Fortunes From The President's. This Would Have Left A Painfully Broken Party, But They Wouldn't Be Left With A Ruined Brand,- As They All Say, Speaking The Language Of Marketing. And They Speak That Language Because They Are Marketers, Not Thinkers. Not Serious About Policy. Not Serious About Ideas. And Not Serious About Leadership, Only Followership.

My Generation, Faced As It Grew With A Choice Between Religious Belief And Existential Despair, Chose Marijuana. Now We Are In Our Cabernet Stage.

The Battle For The Mind Of Ronald Reagan Was Like The Trench Warfare Of World War I: Never Have So Many Fought So Hard For Such Barren Terrain.

Remember The Waterfront Shack With The Sign Fresh Fish Sold Here. Of Course It's Fresh, We're On The Ocean. Of Course It's For Sale, We're Not Giving It Away. Of Course It's Here, Otherwise The Sign Would Be Someplace Else. The Final Sign: Fish.

Ted Sorrenson, Jfk's Presidential Speech Writer, When Asked How It Came About That He Wrote The "ask Not What You Can Do..." Speech, He Would Answer 'ask Not.'