The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder of electoral combat for the dry duty of analyzing the federal budget. As a consequence, we have created the perpetual presidential campaign.

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[Kennedy] did not have to run the risk of having his ideas and his words...

[Kennedy] did not have to run the risk of having his ideas and his words...

The problems seem so easy out there on the stump. Deficits shrink with a rhetorical...

The problems seem so easy out there on the stump. Deficits shrink with a rhetorical...

A White House dinner is the American family assembled, from labor leaders to billionaires, actors,...

A White House dinner is the American family assembled, from labor leaders to billionaires, actors,...

The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder...

The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder...

When people travel here from across the country, they shed jealousies and politics and prejudices.....

When people travel here from across the country, they shed jealousies and politics and prejudices.....

A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on...

A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on...

They can see the brave silhouette from almost anywhere in the District of Columbia and...

They can see the brave silhouette from almost anywhere in the District of Columbia and...

A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on...

A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on...

The prime minister found something hopeful in the man's eyes and manner. The 30 or...

The prime minister found something hopeful in the man's eyes and manner. The 30 or...

When people travel here from across the country, they shed jealousies and politics and prejudices.....

When people travel here from across the country, they shed jealousies and politics and prejudices.....

Kennedy did not have to run the risk of having his ideas and his words...

Kennedy did not have to run the risk of having his ideas and his words...

He is television's sultan of splutter.

He is television's sultan of splutter.

Television is becoming a collage -- there are so many channels that you move through...

Television is becoming a collage -- there are so many channels that you move through...

Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment...

Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment...

I know you're supposed to set goals for yourself. I see all that motivational stuff...

I know you're supposed to set goals for yourself. I see all that motivational stuff...

I loved all the Aaron Spelling shows, Beverly Hills 90210' and Models Inc.' At that...

I loved all the Aaron Spelling shows, Beverly Hills 90210' and Models Inc.' At that...

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

He was both [television's] first celebrity and its most persistent conscience.

He was both [television's] first celebrity and its most persistent conscience.

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

Television is called a medium because anything good on it is rare

Television is called a medium because anything good on it is rare