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In Olympia, Wash., in April, an editorial stiffly criticized state legislators for getting drunk on the final night of their session. Drinking in the Capitol is illegal, "but lawmakers know they can drink without impunity." Drunk or sober, one is likely to blink at that remarkable privilege.
Hillary Rodham Clinton fell into a dangerous metaphor last December. "Today there are some among us," said the first lady, "who are willing to knock down the ladder of opportunity after they themselves have reached the top rung." It's something to think about. '
It's hard to know what to make of an item in a North Carolina newspaper about Charles Wood, identified as "the voice and conscience of Lizard Lick": . "Woody is the father of eight children and nine grandchildren."
Time magazine startled its readers last year by recalling a study of illegitimacy in New York City. The study
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