While History Never Repeats Itself,

The White House And The Media Need One Another In Order To Be Successful In Their Jobs. The White House Depends On The Media To Make Its Case To The Public; The Media Need The White House To Fill Their Airtime And News Columns.

Trends In Circulation And Advertising - The Rise Of The Internet, Which Has Made The Daily Newspaper Look Slow And Unresponsive; The Advent Of Craigslist, Which Is Wiping Out Classified Advertising-have Created A Palpable Sense Of Doom.

Warren Buffett Pays Taxes On A Smaller Percentage Of His Billions In Income Than His Cleaning Lady.

Americans Continue To Suffer From A Notoriously Short Attention Span. They Get Mad As Hell With Reasonable Frequency, But Quickly Return To Their Families And Sitcoms. Meanwhile, The Corporate Lobbies Stay Right Where They Are, Outlasting All The Populist Hysteria.

While History Never Repeats Itself, Political Patterns Do.