When a father climbs a dangerous mountain and dies, we mourn. When a mother does, we question her judgment. How could she?

People hate negative tactics, but the fact is, as the 3 a.m. ad demonstrates, they can be very effective.

The Olympics are coming... and it's a big problem in American politics, because the problem with holding the Olympics this fall is that we're all going to be focused on the Olympics, and it makes that window of opportunity for Gore to win the election that much smaller.

When a father climbs a dangerous mountain and dies, we mourn. When a mother does, we question her judgment. How could she?

Most people don't know who Ken Mehlman is. He's the chairman of the Republican Party, obviously, but what he's doing that Howard Dean isn't doing is spending a lot of time on the nuts and bolts of putting the party together.

In most presidential elections, the taller candidate wins.

I've been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this convention, other than speeches.