The senate and congressional campaign committees keep getting more and more narrow in their targeting - there is little work done on national message.

Basically everyone would be asking congressional committees for investigative documents and records.

Congressional committees used to have to build a substantial case of presidential involvement in wrongdoing before they could get much leverage on the White House. With Ken Starr's legacy, congressional committees will have a strong club with which to beat the president.

AOL is essentially scanning e-mail for anything that's opposing their policy.

I actually think that one of the most dangerous phenomena is the bowing to expertise, whether it's in international relations or how to use technologies.

The party currently is about fund-raising and occasionally blasting out ads.