The most important quality any piece of writing can have is doneness.

Religion's crucial role in the lives of many people... is rejected out of hand by the political community, especially the press.

Ronald Reagan has a story for every occasion. Bill Clinton has an excuse for every occasion.

Obama sounded like Al Gore on global warming. The more the case for man-made warming falls apart, the more hysterical Gore gets about an imminent catastrophe. The more public support his stimulus bill loses, the more Obama embraces fear-mongering.

The most important quality any piece of writing can have is doneness.

Never miss it - that's the second biggest compliment I'd give to RealClearPolitics.com. The first is that it has become indispensable to anyone, in or outside of journalism, who's interested in politics, policy, or world affairs.

The American people are not as casualty-sensitive as the weenies in the American press are.