Enemy of the Week
Patty Cake
12.20.02
A special tribute to Trent Lott’s unlikely successor. PLUS: Who’ll be the Enemy of the Year? Nominations welcome. Winner to be crowned on Dec. 27.
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Friday, December 20, 2002
Political Hay
The Quality of Mercy
Ben Stein | 12.20.02
Trent Lott did a wrong and hurtful thing. But let’s look at a few points that have not been as thoroughly looked at as they might.
Washington Prowler
Drawing Lotts
The Prowler | 12.20.02
The damaged Senate leader has less support among his colleagues than he wants to know.
Special Report
Protestations on Campus
12.20.02
Sit in on a Faculty Senate Council meeting and fall into reveries about what the shaggy '60s set in motion.
The Investor
Coke’s Newest Flavor
Michael Craig | 12.20.02
It’s flat and you can’t get the taste out of your mouth — and you wonder if Warren Buffett had a hand in serving it up.
Another Perspective
Pledge Week Islam
George Neumayr | 12.20.02
Was Muhammad a seventh-century Bill Moyers? PBS makes a strong case he most certainly was.
The Current Crisis
Darkest France
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.20.02
The reason for its reluctance to join us in war against the abettors of terrorism.
Reader Mail
The Gentleman From Oklahoma
12.20.02
Don Nickles is A-OK. Which sound a Lott more than what’s being said about the GOP Senate leader. Then there’s Sen. Peter Fitzgerald? Plus Lotts more …
Thursday, December 19, 2002
The Current Crisis
Mean and Ignoble
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.19.02
Anyone who blunders as egregiously as Trent Lott is not fit for leadership.
Political Hay
A Wake Up Call
Mark Goldblatt | 12.19.02
The futility of Republican kowtowing to black voters.
Special Report
We Decide, We Report
12.19.02
Welcome to the ethos of mainstream press reporting on global climate change.
Movie Takes
Maid in Manhattan
James Bowman | 12.19.02
Even better than Jennifer Lopez as a post-feminist Cinderella whom no self-respecting sensitive male dare try to rescue is Ralph Fiennes as a Republican superstar of the New York State Assembly!
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
At Large
Lott Without the Frenzy
John Corry | 12.18.02
He has never been much of an ideologue, and as a senator he has been known mostly for his helmet-like head of hair and his devotion to the shipyards in Pascagoula.
Special Report
Stanford’s Cult of the Strong
George Neumayr | 12.18.02
Like its first president, an elite university remains committed to the pursuit of a superior humanity unblemished by bad blood.
Washington Prowler
More Senate Trouble
The Prowler | 12.18.02
How to lose an Illinois seat. Can a Pennsylvania seat be saved?
Another Perspective
Return With Us Now to Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
Reid Collins | 12.18.02
Back when anyone wanting to be president didn’t have to jump into an SNL hot tub or sit down with Lesley Stahl.
Movie Takes
About Schmidt Is a Huge Hit
James Bowman | 12.18.02
Jack Nicholson gives the performance of his career.
Reader Mail
Hearing and Listening
12.18.02
Jackie Mason’s call. How about Kay Bailey Hutchison? Pete Rose’s new lawyers — and final prosecutor. Tyrrell’s West Bank reception. Plus lots more.
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Washington Prowler
Lott Entertainment Channels
The Prowler | 12.17.02
The plot thickens: Nickles, Frist, McConnell, Senator X? Before Christmas or after the New Year? Stay tuned (though not to Larry King).
Loose Canons
Picking Up the Pace
Jed Babbin | 12.17.02
The president tried to draw a line in the Iraqi sand with the last U.N. resolution and failed. Saddam has defied the world yet again, and the U.N. is doing nothing about it.
Another Perspective
Avoid the Noid
Jeremy Lott | 12.17.02
The author feels that the majority leader owes another aggrieved minority — namely himself — a heartfelt apology.
Live From New York
Stop the Killing
Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder | 12.17.02
How does the value of an Israeli life become so cheap, that we accept the idea that we have to sacrifice hundreds of lives on a yearly basis in order to exist in the state of Israel?
Monday, December 16, 2002
Washington Prowler
Lottomania
The Prowler | 12.16.02
How to remove Trent Lott but retain the Senate. PLUS: Al Gore’s real reason for quitting.
Lifestyles Left and Right
Lott Should Step Down
12.16.02
He is not the first politician with a tin ear or his foot in his mouth, but he is one the Republicans cannot afford as their leader.
Another Perspective
Things the Press Doesn’t Know About Augusta National
Lawrence Henry | 12.16.02
So you think John Snow resigned from the club to save himself embarrassment?
Sports Arena
Charlie’s Latest Hustle
Paul Beston | 12.16.02
Pete Rose should never be reinstated. And Bud Selig should be excommunicated.
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