Perhaps the cruelest thing ever said of Hubert Humphrey was that he had the soul of a vice president.

Gore will not win a popularity contest, he will not win a personality contest, but he can win an idealogical battle, and he can win a battle of experience.

One of the risks of a public trial is a public verdict.

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

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.

I cant begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage as the bad, because the more air they put in your balloon, the bigger the target when they start shooting.

But here's my point to the LA Times. If you had a serious story to run, if you thought there was serious misconduct, you don't wait until the Thursday before the Tuesday. You run it early.