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...That means four years of heated partisan argument, Monica-style ratings and Monica-sized stars being created among the commentariat, cashing in for the unfortunate president's entire term. And what could be more American than that...
...Undersung Losers of the Evening: Laura Ingraham, Ann Coulter and company. Among the greatest benefactors of the Clinton Administration's largesse have been the hot young stars of the conservative commentariat, who've risen to talk-show stardom in opposition to the White House. With Republicans running each branch of the government, who will be left to oppose for the ratings? Will they be forced to take unglamorous, poorly paid jobs actually helping to run the country...
Following the Democratic Convention last month, Gore was jabbed by the commentariat for his down-market populism--all that talk about "fighting for working families"--but the campaign can now claim that it worked to bring home restless Democrats. So just as they had planned in Los Angeles, Gore last week was ready to broaden his message to say he was fighting for "hard-working middle-class families"--gradually moving up the economic ladder to the more affluent suburbanites Gore needs to pull way ahead. It was all humming along so smoothly that the man himself seemed transformed. He spent...
...single most dramatic change has been Al Gore's transformation from wooden soldier to junkyard dog. The commentariat made fun of every move by the loyal, refined Vice President who thought a change of clothes and address could turn him into an Alpha male. But his rivals aren't laughing now. The ones who've tangled with him over the years have always known that behind closed doors, in budget fights and partisan brawls, Gore was a pitiless enemy; and now he's taken it public. What was derided as a phony makeover turns out to bring us closer...
...Story. You could argue that the story of McCain's remarkable rise, to the point where he now has a chance of snatching the G.O.P. nomination away from the $65 Million Man, is the Story of a story. It is not just that the commentariat has concluded that this presidential race is all about character and biography and that McCain's, at the moment, is a best seller. It is not just that McCain's story defines the man: You cannot scare me, I've been scared by professionals, and I have nothing to lose because every...