Occupation: Columnist Birth: January 14, 1952
President Bush was once asked which Presidential speech he admired most. He replied that it was the one Teddy Roosevelt had in his pocket that had he….
Perpetual optimism is annoying. It is a sign that you are not paying attention..
Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve..
Just because digital technology makes connecting possible doesn't mean you're actually reaching people..
Paul Ryan, who teamed up with Akin in the House to sponsor harsh anti-abortion bills, may look young and hip and new generation, with his iPod full o….
Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last..
A friendship between reporter and source lasts only until it is profitable for one to betray the other..
Women have become so obsessed with not withering, they've forgotten that there are infinite ways to be beautiful..
Zingers should glow with intelligence as well as drip with contempt..
The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time..
As a woman, I know that if I write about another woman, it will be perceived as a catfight..
Celebrity is the religion of our time..
Good and evil are not like the Redskins and the Cowboys..
Obama also allowed Hillary supporters to insert an absurd statement into the platform suggesting that media sexism spurred her loss and that “demeani….
When I need to work up my nerve to write a tough column, I try to think of myself as Emma Peel in a black leather catsuit..
If you're famous enough, the rules don't apply..
It is men's worst fear, personally and professionally, that women will pin the sin on them..
Don't write anything down, but save everything that anyone else writes down..
It takes a lot of adrenaline and fear to make me actually write..
The Republicans, with their crazed Reagan fixation, are a last-gasp party, living posthumously, fighting battles on sex, race, immigration and public….
The Obamas, especially Michelle, have radiated the sense that Americans do not appreciate what they sacrifice by living in a gilded cage. They've for….