What do George Washington and Abraham Lincoln have in common? Each had virtually no relevant experience before becoming president. And what do you suppose Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney have in common -- besides being perfidious, nefarious, malignant, noxious, ignominious reprobates? They both came to Washington with more experience...

The long descent from the soaring, spontaneous, brilliant speeches of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy to the vapid, inane, mindless mutterings of our putative President, George W. Bush, is almost too painful to contemplate. Not until watching the movie, Bobby, did I fully realize how starved I am for...