The American Spectator

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It all sounds fuzzy, in more ways than one. "That's the way we like it. Keep 'em guessing," says one political consultant involved in the planning. Yes, but it's only supposed to be the opposition that's confused.

p> ONE LAST TIME br> Coming off of another round of treatments for cancer, Sen. John McCain is said to be mulling retirement and has discussed the matter, if only in very general terms, with Senate minority leader Trent Lott , according to several leadership aides. /p>

McCain, who would be up for re-election in 2004, has pinned hopes on the latest talk of some form of campaign finance reform passing in the Congress. The White House has indicated that such a bill most likely would be signed by the president. "If it was anything close to what he [McCain] wanted, it would be the capper of his political career in the Senate. That might give him the opening he's looking for to move on to something else," says a longtime adviser to the Arizona Republican. "I think he's discussing it with friends and associates."

There, we've done it. Our merger is complete. Now you can read The American Prowler and The American Spectator at the same address, Spectator.org (though TheAmericanProwler.org's previous addresses will remain in force and take you directly to our new location). Some might think we've done this under cover of war, or the Oscars, or even the NCAA playoffs. Not really, since somehow we found time to watch coverage of all three, about which you'll hearing plenty in this space in the coming hours and days. This won't be a "blog," since that's a word that sounds like slop. But at all times of the day there may be occasion to pass along some important tidbit, or truism, or even truth. So good-bye weekly editor's note. Hello to more daily appearances than the time Monica Lewinsky's lawyer hit every Sunday news show on network and cable. Watch this space for more.

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p> Meet the Veep (posted 3/17/03)

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