He's tough to compare to anyone, I think, because of not only his success but the longevity of his success. read more

He's tough to compare to anyone, I think, because of not only his success but the longevity of his success. I mean, who pitches for 20-some years and has only one losing season and at the age of 43 has a sub-2.00 ERA?

Even after 9/11, when their life-saving role became clear, employers have dragged their feet on raising wages to a mostly read more

Even after 9/11, when their life-saving role became clear, employers have dragged their feet on raising wages to a mostly African-American workforce. Four years after 9/11, the real estate industry has short-changed security officers, undermined the safety of their own buildings and jeopardized the well-being of the entire city.

I think this is following in a long line of great San Francisco nuttiness.

I think this is following in a long line of great San Francisco nuttiness.

This is an illegitimate constitution presented to the people by an untrustworthy government, ... Our only hope is that we read more

This is an illegitimate constitution presented to the people by an untrustworthy government, ... Our only hope is that we are able to defeat the constitution and start again with a government that truly represents the Iraqi people.

On net, we'll see some damage and a hit to corporate profits and proprietors' income, but that effect is temporary. read more

On net, we'll see some damage and a hit to corporate profits and proprietors' income, but that effect is temporary. But in the next quarter, we will get some mild stimulus from the rebuilding. Certainly, it will have no major, permanent effect on the economy.

Jake took it very personal last season.

Jake took it very personal last season.

[The cancer treatment, combined with a bout of flu last year, left Farrakhan feeling] weak and drained, ... He was read more

[The cancer treatment, combined with a bout of flu last year, left Farrakhan feeling] weak and drained, ... He was not his usual, energetic self.

like an aging Pete Townshend kind of guy.

like an aging Pete Townshend kind of guy.

They seldom looked happy. They passed one another without a word in the elevator, like silent shades in hell, hell-bent read more

They seldom looked happy. They passed one another without a word in the elevator, like silent shades in hell, hell-bent on their next look from a handsome stranger. Their next rush from a popper. The next song that turned their bones to jelly and left them all on the dance floor with heads back, eyes nearly closed, in the ecstasy of saints receiving the stigmata.