Victory Has 1,000 Fathers; Defeat Has 1,000

There Is No Such Thing As Political Science, But There Are Tenancies So Strong That They Might As Well Be Called Laws Of Nature.

I Got Into Writing And Thinking About Politics Because I Was Told There Would Be No Math.

Think About One Of The Most Powerful Influences On A Young Child's Life - The Absence Of A Father Figure. Look Back On Recent Presidents, And You'll Find An Absent, Or Weak, Or Failed Father In The Lives Of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton And Barack Obama.

When An Office-holder Facing A Multi-count Indictment Says That He Has Decided To Spend More Time With His Family, The Proper Response Is A Horse-laugh. When An Accused Politician Explains That A Charge Of Corruption Is 'really' An Attack On His Or Her Race, Religion, Ethnic Background Or Gender, The Odds That Something Felonious Happened Jumps.

I Grew Up In New York City, Where We Played Highly Unorganized Sports: Stick Ball, Stoop Ball, And The Occasional Game Of Baseball With No Adult Supervision.