If a politician murders his mother, the first response of the press or of his opponents will likely be not that it was a terrible thing to do, but rather that in a statement made six years before he had gone on record as being opposed to matricide.
Meg GreenfieldWashington, under Democrats and Republicans, has a profoundly neurotic attitude toward 'the people.' It is built on equal parts of suspicion, loathing, fear, respect and dependence.
Meg GreenfieldEveryone seems to be running against a liar, but nobody seems to be one. Odd - I mean, the math doesn't work out.
Meg GreenfieldEverybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections.
Meg Greenfield