Claymore--forgive "Claypone and Edna"--they are imaginary children from a play, and when I feel I'm talking to myself I fall into private humor. Anyway, I liked Dole against Clinton, but not Bush Sr. against Clinton, though I was not too sure about Clinton from the start. I'm not at all sure Bush has been wrong, yet, in the Iraq war, although aspects of his judgement worry me quite a hole heck of a bit. I hope it all makes good over there, even if he gets credit for every inch of it.

It seems to me you want some party-line ping-pong, and I don't care to play. I don't care who flew the plane, it means nothing to me, no more than that John Travolta is a pilot, and played a character based on Clinton and so, um, back to nothing again. I don't care to have politicians for heros. They have a serious job, and so do we, in the theory. People who are favored here are supposed to give back, and should not expect a royal butt-kissing for doing it as best they can.

   Ahem. Four score, and all that. The world will little care nor long rememder what we... um, uh, did I mention I flew the friggin' PLANE?

Jeesus. A better choice would be to direct attention to the soldiers, kinda like how they express admiration for their leadership--that's large character. The other isn't. Anyway, I don't keep score during the half-time show.