American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture the flag. The party that loses the flag, as the Democratic party did basically from 1972 through the Iran hostage crisis, is in trouble.

Quote by George F Will

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Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only...

Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only...

Actually, there is only one ''first question'' of government, and it is ''How should we...

Actually, there is only one ''first question'' of government, and it is ''How should we...

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst...

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst...

Politicians employ speech writers as ventriloquists.

Politicians employ speech writers as ventriloquists.

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson,...

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson,...

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings.

Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings.

Pessimism is as American as apple pie-frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

Pessimism is as American as apple pie-frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

This is what bipartisanship looks like; constant rubbish from both sides of the aisle.

This is what bipartisanship looks like; constant rubbish from both sides of the aisle.

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy...

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy...

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read...

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read...

Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old...

Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old...

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant

Whatever right the Second Amendment protects is not as important as it was 200 years...

Whatever right the Second Amendment protects is not as important as it was 200 years...

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the...

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the...

A politician weakly and amiably in the right, is no match for a politician tenaciously...

A politician weakly and amiably in the right, is no match for a politician tenaciously...

And quit bringing up our forefathers and saying they were civil libertarians. Our founding fathers...

And quit bringing up our forefathers and saying they were civil libertarians. Our founding fathers...

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.