To appeal to moderates and independents in the next four months, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain will seem closer on the issues than they really are. Here in Washington, the desire for change, which comes in the form of a Democratic presidential victory, could bode well for incumbent Gov. Chris G
It's really quite simple: A lot of knowledge is a dangerous thing.
How long ago was that, when Thomas Jefferson's command of words was such that he could change the political universe with a simple, declarative essay that set fire to the world of tolerated tyranny? Actually it was just the other day, in presidential timelines.
It had offered a mere 76 courses. Now with addition of "Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece" and 29 others, the curriculum is at last worthy.
Sen. Barack Obama decides to forgo public campaign financing, eliciting understandable outrage. And the wives are no longer off-limits, whether the candidates like it or not.
