...a portrait that will likely prove to be an anvil around her neck throughout the 2008 campaign, unless she can somehow transform herself from political weather vane to political leader. Reading Her Way doesn't leave one optimistic that this will happen any time soon. Clinton's serial manipulations, prevarications, ...

...The denominator is just too big to overcome. So, we may climb the ladder, but don't expect it to break the top 10 in just 4 games. If you want a weather-vane to go by...last year we averaged 28.25 points/game. If we can do that over the next 4 games (from 260 to 373 total), then I'd say yes, ...

...which change occurs. The great environmentalist David Brower once noted, "Don't expect politicians, even the good ones, to do your job for you. Politicians are like weather vanes. Our job is to make the wind blow." He was right. No one person can do all of the above activities. That's not the point. The...