"They are talking about six years ago," Joe Torre was quoted as saying in The New York Times on the subject of Manny Ramirez appearing on the infamous 2003 steroid user list. "It's ancient history."

You've got to love Joe. Joe put up with The Boss when he was still...

Where is Casey Stengel when we need him? Wouldn't you have loved to have ol' Casey as governor instead of David A. Paterson? Wouldn't you have loved to have Casey in any state legislative capacity rather than these stumble bums who are the political equivalent of the 1962 Mets,...

The summer of 1962 and the Army was on maneuvers in North and South Carolina training for its McNamara-conceived Operation Swift Strike. The idea of the Defense Secretary was to modify military training to enable the U.S. to fight brushfire wars instantly anywhere around the world. Involving 70,000 troops, this...

Is the Republican Party changing its name? A high level secret meeting of inner circle party strategists was held in a motel outside Washington, it was reported by one of the participants.

"We know we're in deep trouble with most Americans in every measurable way and some of these people...

Having switched parties, Senator Arlen Specter is considering switching states. A Pennsylvania inside political operative revealed Specter's alternate plan should he run into early difficulty winning a Pennsylvania primary next year for the Senate seat on the Democratic side.

"The Senator loves New York," the...

A member of the producing team for the revival of Gypsy confirmed internal discussions for the replacement of Patti Lupone and Sarah Palin is a leading choice.

"Look, we're being realistic here. We know she has to first lose the election, but if she does you know she'll be back...

(I'm doing God's work)

It's all there, the kind of president Hillary would be, all foreshadowed by her campaign for the nomination. This was foreshadowed by the way she presided over health care reform, so this is really Hillary Redux.

What you...

(not on your candidacy, on your legacy)

As we used to write in our old souvenir books in school, "Yours 'til the kitchen sinks." Your kitchen sink sunk. It didn't work. Nothing you threw at your opponent did anything other than push up your negatives. And his,...

(A draft of a concession speech being readied by the Clinton campaign has been obtained by this writer, the speech being held by the campaign for possible later use.)

"My fellow Americans, my loyal supporters, I thank you all deeply for your steadfast encouragement during this hard-fought campaign. I want...

Howard Wolfson, communications director for the Clinton campaign, has offered the following clarifications concerning the campaign.

Senator Clinton did not claim to find a westward route to the Pacific. The work for that was accomplished by Lewis and Clark.

Senator Clinton did not claim to create the Fox Trot....

It's a Dream Team. They'll get along great. "I'm a fighter," she keeps telling us, and so is he. Hillary (throw-the-kitchen-sink, play any card you've got, race, gender, ethnicity, "as far as I know,") and Bill (it's not against the rules as I understand them to tape the opposing team's...