SUCCINCTLY, CLINTON WOULD BENEFIT FROM LINCOLN’S BREVITY
Given the choice between starting with Abe Lincoln or Dick Morris, I have taken the non-commercial path and gone with Abe. Bear with me. For sure, there was an initial...
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IN THE WEIRDNESS OF THE GINGRICH VOTE, MICHEL HOPED TO LOSE
In his long political career, Bob Michel never twisted somebody's arm not to vote for him. But it happened last week as the political and pundit class was immersed in...
DALEY, LBJ PHONE TAPES SHOW A HONEY-COATED RAPPORT
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss grew up in Chicago, so he was never naive about the views and influence of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley. But as he has been...
UBIQUITOUS BONIOR DOGGEDLY CAMPAIGNS AGAINST GINGRICH
Rep. David Bonior, true believer, is Newt Gingrich's Newt Gingrich. Unless you watch only ESPN and American Movie Classics, he has been unavoidable of late. Whether in standard issue congressional...
STORY OF A MEDICAL WHISTLE-BLOWER AS CLEAR AS `CATCH-22′
In a richly oak-panelled room last week, Ralph Nader and several dozen true believers celebrated a Chicago woman for taking "a public stance to advance truth and justice" and challenging...
CENTRISM IS BALONEY, NOT BREAD AND BUTTER, TO PROUD LIBERAL
Whether you're a Chicago Bulls fan or President Clinton, the talk is of the center. The Bulls don't have one at the moment, while Clinton is rushing headlong toward one...
BORK BLAMES YALE FOR DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Robert Bork's timing could have been better. A day after Walt Disney's "101 Dalmatians" busted the Hollywood record for most revenue on an opening weekend, he was arguing American society...
THWARTED, LAWYER SAVES A MURDERER
Paul Khoury is that rarest of Washington attorneys: He deserves praise for keeping his client in prison. Twice-convicted murderer Joseph Payne had best be giving thanks this holiday weekend. Due...
HAZEL O’LEARY’S LEGACY: RUFFLED FEATHERS, A GOOD RECORD
In a town given to caricature, Hazel O'Leary is the high-living, arrogant Travel Queen. Running the Energy Department, the Clinton administration's highest-ranking black female has been pilloried by congressional Republicans...
ATTN. JUSTICE THOMAS: SEX, MAYBE LIES AND THE HIGH COURT
On the day after the election, President Clinton returned to his rent-free home for four more years and Justice Clarence Thomas spoke. There's no doubt as to which act was...