The Democratic chairman doesn't need to be a household name. Most people didn't know who Ron Brown was when he was chairman of the Democratic Party, but he put the party in a position where Bill Clinton could come in and he had a solid base to run from.

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.

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

Half of me knows too much to be carefree. But the other half knows enough to be grateful.

I'm always suspicious of really beautiful women telling us we shouldn't be worried about beauty.

People don't vote for vice president, they vote for president.

The Democratic chairman doesn't need to be a household name. Most people didn't know who Ron Brown was when he was chairman of the Democratic Party, but he put the party in a position where Bill Clinton could come in and he had a solid base to run from.