The timing of the bombings was clearly designed to wreak the greatest level of havoc and carnage. They are an read more

The timing of the bombings was clearly designed to wreak the greatest level of havoc and carnage. They are an attack on the democratic process and cannot be justified by any political cause.

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern read more

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years.

The first thing they wanted was a shower and a change of clothes. People had been wading through floodwater in read more

The first thing they wanted was a shower and a change of clothes. People had been wading through floodwater in the clothes they were wearing, and then had to live in them for days at the convention center. They smelled like urine, feces, and death, but they had to wait in line to be processed and then find a bed and then they could take a shower.

You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.

You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.

We came up with a pretty unique scheme that we think the tourism people were impressed with.

We came up with a pretty unique scheme that we think the tourism people were impressed with.

The higher cost of money puts a strain on those who were highly leveraged going into it. Developers who have read more

The higher cost of money puts a strain on those who were highly leveraged going into it. Developers who have enough equity going into this are much more insulated and can continue on with their projects. Those who were reaching quite a bit could be in a bind now.

We knew it would be months before we could go back.

We knew it would be months before we could go back.

While I think the dangers of a member of the committee being blackmailed are somewhat exaggerated in political discourse, it read more

While I think the dangers of a member of the committee being blackmailed are somewhat exaggerated in political discourse, it would still be a prudent discussion for the minority leader to have with Mr. Condit, ... It can very well be that one would want to err on the side of prudence.

For half a second, I wondered if I was dreaming. I saw something flickering, and I knew I was not read more

For half a second, I wondered if I was dreaming. I saw something flickering, and I knew I was not dreaming.