New York Times Online
By FRANK RICH
Published: June 29, 2008 
Don’t fault Charles Black, the John McCain adviser, for publicly stating his honest belief that a domestic terrorist attack would be “a big advantage” for their campaign and that Benazir Bhutto’s assassination had “helped” Mr. McCain win the New Hampshire primary. His real sin is that he […]

What a terrible way to end a stellar international career. Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, retired from international football on the losing end of a 3-1 score despite singlehandedly keeping Holland in the match against Russia with stunning saves and exhorting his colleagues to wake up and play! Alas it was to no avail […]

In this age of paparazzi bottle rocket celebrity, you have spurned the spotlight’s glare and could conduct master classes on the subject of remaining grounded and true to oneself. Your 50-year marriage to actress Joanne Woodward in a business where 50-months seems the maximum milestone is laudatory. You appear to be ill and reports troublingly […]

NYT ONline Op-Ed
By FRANK RICH
Published: June 8, 2008
WHEN Barack Obama achieved his historic victory on Tuesday night, the battle was joined between two Americas. Not John Edwards’s two Americas, divided between rich and poor. Not the Americas split by race, gender, party or ideology. What looms instead is an epic showdown between two wildly different […]

Because you cannot afford to spend every minute with them does not give you the right to pre-plan every minute of every one of their days to assuage your guilt under the guise of helping them.
My daughter Tara turned 5 the other day.
That meant another 525,600 minutes of her life passed. (I know this tiny […]

As a proud graduate of BC, it was fun to watch the maturation of Eagles quarterback Matt Ryan this past fall. Yesterday, after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the third overall pick in the NFL draft, he signed a six year $72 million dollar contract to hopefully erase the stain and memory of […]

Let’s Be Serious
By Bob Herbert/New York Times Online

The general election is about to unfold and we’ll soon see how smart or how foolish Americans really are. The U.S. may be the richest country on earth, but the economy is tanking, its working families are in trouble, it is bogged down in a multitrillion-dollar war of […]

McCain Can Run, but Bush Won’t Hide
By FRANK RICH/New York Times Online
THE biggest gift President Bush has given his party this year was to keep his daughter’s wedding nearly as private as Connie Corleone’s. Now that his disapproval rating has reached the Nixon nadir of negativity, even a joyous familial ritual isn’t enough to make […]

Victory Plan for Hillary (click to see full article on nyt.com)
By GAIL COLLINS/Op-Ed Columnist
The New York Times Online
Published: May 15, 2008
Hillary Clinton scored a whopping victory in West Virginia. Trounced Barack Obama, who is consistently described as the inevitable presidential nominee.
Hard to know exactly what to do with this information.

A benefit (and possible business idea) of this week’s travels abroad are two gem websites designed to help one quickly bypass phone “service” PBX queues and get to the right live person that can help you with your problem. Twice today I have been flummoxed by automated phone systems that will not let me speak […]