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Now it's 2008 Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney saying that the Republican Party cannot continue on its present course, with "ethical standards that are a punch line for Jay Leno."
If change is to come to Washington, Mr. Romney said this week, "Republicans have to put our own house in order."
Horse sense
Words President Reagan said to Virginia Sen. John W. Warner while the two rode horseback at the senator's Atoka Estate in Middleburg were recalled by the retiring Republican senator Monday night at an Alexandria fundraiser for Virginia General Assembly candidate Mark Allen.
"Democracy is not a spectator sport," Mr. Warner quoted Mr. Reagan as saying, applauding the Republican Mr. Allen for seeking office in the overwhelmingly Democratic 45th District.
Serving baloney
Responding to the much-publicized Associated Press article promoting fears of rising sea levels in the United States, relying on computer-model predictions of global "warming," Richard S. Courtney, a climate and atmospheric scientist and consultant, tells the minority press blog for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: "Rarely have I read such a collection of unsubstantiated and scare-mongering twaddle."
In closing
This columnist is touched by the many thoughtful cards and letters sent in by readers after genealogists determined that yours truly and former President Bill Clinton are "cousins," sharing an 8th-great-grandmother, Frances Jacocks Champion.
"Many people pay $500 to have their family tree looked up," notes Stan Welli of Aurora, Ill. "Later, they pay $5,000 to have it hushed up."
"My Deepest Sympathies," reads the card from Lorna Gladstone.
"The family resemblance is clear — you and Bill both have great hair," writes famed Washington malpractice lawyer Jack H. Olender, who wonders: "Will this propel you into the White House press secretary slot if Hillary wins?" |