I have a friend with whom I share an important compact. Here it is:

Whenever a speaker begins his or her remarks by saying, "I'm not a public speaker", my friend and I will, at that point, get up and leave. Why? If you think you're not...

I have a friend with whom I share an important compact. Here it is:

Whenever a speaker begins his or her remarks by saying, "I'm not a public speaker", my fiend and I will, at that point, get up and leave. Why? If you think you're not...

Since the Clinton administration I have repeatedly warned about the triumph of Wall Street and the defeat of Main Street, the destruction of the Middle Class and the dismemberment of the poor; acts of economic terrorism that undermine the very foundations of our democracy - for no democracy can long...

At the tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy Friday night at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy's closest friend in the Senate, told a story of how he recently underwent prostate cancer surgery and when he came out of recovery his first phone call...

At the tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy Friday night at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy's closest friend in the Senate, told a story of how he recently underwent prostate cancer surgery and when he came out of recovery his first phone call...

The death of Senator Edward Moore Kennedy marked the end of a remarkable era in the life of our country. Camelot, a time of hope, grows distant, its memories receding. The brothers are gone - John, Bobby, and Ted. If America lasts 1,000 years we shall never again see their...

Jim Parker is a friend of mine. He lives in Weymouth, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb. We met a couple of years ago at a Red Sox Fantasy Baseball Camp in Ft. Meyers, Florida. He's a conservative Republican, a lovely guy, and a favorite of mine. He calls me "Captain" --...

On the day my father died I was 1,200 miles away.

I had gone to the hospital the morning before in San Diego to visit him. In his room I held his hand, said a prayer, kissed his forehead, and told him I loved him.

Do not let the sun go down on your anger.
Ephesians 4:26

I do my best to follow the biblical injunctions of the Christian New Testament, but when it comes to the state of California and letting the sun go down on my anger, I am, in this and...

Do not let the sun go down on your anger.
Ephesians 4:26

I do my best to follow the biblical injunctions of the Christian New Testament, but when it comes to the state of California and letting the sun go down on my anger, I am, in that...

Politics is the noblest profession.
-- Robert F. Kennedy

There's a great row going on in the UK. Members of Parliament (MPs) have been outed. The Daily Telegraph has published a series of exclusives stories on reimbursements sought by MPs for various expenses, ranging from, in American...

At 10 minutes before noon last Thursday Jimmy Parker, a businessman from the Massachusetts town of Weymouth, walked into the Absolut Clubhouse at Fenway Park in Boston and asked, "Captain, have you heard the news about Manny Ramirez?" "What news?" "MLB suspended him 50 games for using steroids."
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Today Barack Obama completes the first 100 days of his presidency. Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt and his famous 100 days it has been a benchmark for measuring presidents.

Is it silly to judge the 1,461 days of a presidential term by the first 100 days?

Quite.

I came to politics and government with a great deal of idealism. I truly believed people committed to public service...

Some of us warned early on the American economy was going down and not likely to recover in the foreseeable future.

Late last year government economists would tell us we're in a "recession", but I contend what's happening cannot be defined either by monetary definition or...

"You haven't lived until you've died in California." -- Mort Sahl

The Los Angeles Times wants to know, "Can anyone govern California?"

There's a one-word answer. The answer is no.

The state is too big and the competing interests so conflicted that it...

The United States is in an economic crisis. No one knows its magnitude - not at the White House, not at the Treasury Department, not at the Federal Reserve, not on Capitol Hill, and least of all on Wall Street; whose principals, by their opulent lifestyles and moral rot, are...

Caroline Kennedy has expressed an interest in being appointed to the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Hillary Clinton's designation as secretary of state by President-elect Obama.

Why not?

Well, some people think it's a bad idea. They say her interest...

William Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard and New York Times columnist (a reflection of the Times' desire to balance its editorial page, but Bill Safire he is not), wrote recently about the economy for the Times. Apparently he now believes no one knows what's really going on in...

A book sold is a book sold, right? Wrong. A book sold is a book sold only if the book sold is sold at a venue that counts as books sold -- Borders, Barnes & Noble, large independent book stores, and on-line at Amazon.com. Books otherwise sold fall into a...