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December 1997

A Not So Fond Farewell to Gingrich, Thompson, Burton and Barr

Strom Thurmond: Poor Good Ol' Boy Has a Cold

Pundit Pap for December 28th, 1997

In Defense of Liberalism

Newt to White House: I'm Still Comin' At Ya!

Dan Burton: Masturbatory Churl

Pundit Pap for December 22nd, 1997

Congressman Jay Kim: Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Arianna -- You're Our Mama!

Is Talking About Racism in America "Presidential Oprah?"

Bill Clinton to Orrin Hatch: "Excuse me Senator, Is That My Finger in Your Eye?"

Pundit Pap for December 14th, 1997

Henry Cisneros: What a tangled web we weave --

An Open Letter To Hillary Clinton

Lantos to Burton: "You will be thrown into the dust bin of history."

A Serious message to the GOP: You've Gone Just About Far Enough -- To Hang Yourselves!!

More Fun with Carl Greene

An Open Letter to Carl Greene

Pundit Pap for December 7 & "A Paula Jones Quickie"

Wolf Blitzer and "Friends": At it Again

Reno, Gephardt, Clinton and Gingrich: A lot in common this week

Will Reno Be Gored?

Showdown at the J.D. Corral

Janet Reno - Relentlessly Implacable

Pundit Pap for December 1st, 1997


November 1997

Getting Out From Under a Suicidal U.S. Policy -- Let Saddam Go For Now

Vaya con Dios, Senorita Reno

CNN, USA Today, and Gallup: Leading You By the Nose

Pundit Pap

Arlington Cemetery: Rush Limbaugh's Most Embarrassing Moment

Newt Gingrich, Janet Reno, Mike McCurry& Saddam Hussein:
Nothing in Common, Everything to Lose

Mixed Bag -- Iraq, Impeachment, Whitewater, Reno & Carey

Pundit Pap

Bob Woodward: Misleading Us Again?

What Paula Jones Doesn't Want You to Know

Saddam Hussein, Paula Jones, Colin Powell, Jim McDougal: The President Has a Lot On His Mind

Why Grover Norquist Might Go to Jail

Pundit Pap November 9

Dan Burton: Bitter Clown

Congressman Bob Barr: Magnificent Hypocrite

Christian Activists: The New American Klan

Don't Vote, It Doesn't Count Anyway

Pundit Pap for November 2


October 1997

FredThompson v. Bruce Babbitt: Smoke Signals in Wisconsin

FredThompson: Dueling With White House "Mouthketeers" While Congress Burns

TuckerCarlson: Punk Hate Monger

Dan Quayle:A Bozo Challenges Gore on "Morals"

Pundit Pap-- The Sunday Spew

Bob DoleMaking "Integrity" a Dirty Word

SusanCarpenter McMillan as "Spokesbimbo Unchained"

Joe LiebermanWimpsOut -- Again?

WilliamSafire: A Hen in the Fox House

TheSmoking Butter Knife Theorists

"DictionaryBill" Safire: Showing Senility Again

JanetReno Plays "Hyde" & Seek

BillClinton's Fantastic South American Adventure

PaulaJones Terrorized or Terrier?

JanetReno: Never Better

SenatorFred Thompson: An Abusive Child in a World of Men

Ickes5, Republicans Zero

Thompsonvs. Ickes: Place Your Bets

ClintonCoffee Tapes: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Republicans Grasp at Straws

JanetReno's Incredible "Playcation"

Paula Jones, Susan Carpenter McMillan,John Whitehead & Donovan Campbell --
AbusingGood Sense While Wrapping Themselves in God

FredThompson: Saving his Skin With Ickes


September 1997

Reno,Gore, Pollsand More: Campaign Finance Heats Up

The IRS: AMess, or Republican Plank for '98?

ShouldPaula Jones Replace Dan Burton?

AnneMcBride & Ellen Miller: Twin "Bimbollectuals" Playing God

FredThompson Wimps Out and The White House Comes Out Swinging

OrrinHatch & Friends: Pot Senators Calling the Kettle White House Black

Heslin, Meddoff and Tamraz: Fred Thompson Pulls the Plug

Ralph Reed: Getting it Right, Prescribing it Wrong

Will Janet Reno Indict Barbour & Gingrich Instead?

Man-Ho-verboard!

It's Time to Stop the Political Fund Raising Wars

A Lazy Last Quarter for Congress


August 1997

Charles and Elizabeth: Weeping, As Usual, For Themselves

Al Gore's "Dialing for Dollars Blues"

Mike Espy: Kid in the Candy Store

Don Hodel: 21st Century Christian Crusader

Republican Mopefuls: A Cavalcade of Losers Hit Cincinnati

Did the Teamsters Support Democrats Last Year? -- Well, Duh!

Gerald Solomon Cuts the Baby in Half: Threatens Reno with Removal

Lu Hardin: Another Swine Switches Parties

Ken Starr: Malibu Dreams -- Publisher Schemes

A Wolf at His Door: Gore Blitzed by CNN

Paula Jones: Weakened by her Circus

Fred Thompson: Making enemies in all the wrong places

A Lugar at Helms' Head?

Thompson v. Lindner

Putting One Over

Giuliani: Boring -- But Who?

The Budget Deal That Isn't

Nickles: Senator in a Drum


July 1997

Slamming Asians

Campane Confessions

President Weld?

It's only a matter of time Newt... only a matter of time.

If you can't beat 'em -- LIE!

Weld vs. Helms: Apologizing to a Goober

Thompson to Reno: "Damn the Constitution

It's "Howdy" Barbour Time

"Don" Newt

Thompson Fumbles as White House Fumes

The White House Pulls the Plug on Huang

Hip Hing Hurrah! Thompson Finally Finds Some Beef?

Republicans Crank Up the Volume

Senator Thompson - Down for the Count?

Republicans Desperate: Specter & Collins - Going off half-cocked?

Witches Seven, Salem Zero

Senator Fred Thompson Raises the Red Flag

So, Who Owns Fred Thompson?

Campaign Fund Probes - Much Ado About Ado?

Dan Burton To Clinton: Help Me Bill! Please!

Clinton Compromises Republicans on Taxes


June 1997

A Bittersweet Farewell to Hong Kong

Senate Democrats Say Enough is Enough

The Clean Air Battle Begins Anew

Is Bob Kerrey an Alien?

The Supreme Court: An Unreliable Protector of Rights

The$350 Billion License to Kill

Sadly, The Kings Finger LBJ

The Speaker Doth Protest Too Much

Finally, the Beginning of the End for Gingrich

John Huang Speaks

Gingrich on Slavery: "Emotional Symbolism"

Americans, Not Stupid, Blame GOP on Disaster Relief

Democrats Are Strapped, Strapped, Strapped!

Paula, Let's Talk About Gilbert Davis

America Fidgets

Congress, Hard At Work, Passes Tough Flag Desecration Legislation - Oh Brother!

Good Order and Discipline!

McConnellv. Clinton

Jesse Helms: Now What Does He Want?

McVeigh: Gnawing Questions

Gingrich& Bush Jr. - Dialing for Dollars


May 1997

Gephardt: Trying Hard Not to Run

Hey, Hey Paula!

Oh My!

The Supreme Court Erred

Remembering Jeffrey Miller at Kent State

Corporate Slamming -- Brokering Poor Workers

Oh Kelly, How Could You?

Ruff & White House Cave to Burton

Dan Burton: Fox in the Henhouse

The Next Presidential Race Is On!

Newt Pays Some Loot

"Weird Al" Greenspan Says The Party May Be Over

The Budget Deal That Wasn't

Haley Barbour's Nightmare

Newt's Gonna Try -- And Write it Off!

Let's Put Those Teens in Prison

Psyching Out Susan McDougal

Hillary: Turn Over those Notes! Please!

Elizabeth Dole for President! -- Huh?

White House Joins the Republican Eagles


April 1997

Paul Kirk -- Looking Like a Jerk

Of Course, Louisiana is Clean

Malibu Ken Stalking the White House -- Again?

Don't Fret Alexis, It's All a Game

Big Smoke, Big Bucks

Gingrich on the Dole

C'mon Marianne, Give Newt a Break!

April 16: Fixers

Janet to Republicans: "Stick It!"

Congress Soothes Taxpayers -- Again

Juries, Racism and Politics

Rumble Under the Dome

Voters to Campaign Finance Do-Gooders: "Ho Hum"

More Congressional Magic

April 7: Christie Whitman, Putting One Over in New Jersey

April 4: Good for You, Bernie!

April 3: Dan Burton's Lesson

April 2: Newt Gingrich -- Put Brain in Gear Before Putting Mouth in Motion

April 1: Abuse of Power -- The Dollars-and-Cents Cost


March 1997

March 31: Newt... Obsolete?

March 28: Gate to Nowhere

March 27: Under the Radar -- The Selling of Hillary?

March 26: Safire Fingers Lindner

March 25: Political Roadkill

March 24: In Case You Missed It

March 21: Biggest Campaign Cash Winners -- Consultants!

March 20: Dan Burton, Shakedown Artist

March 19: Cow Patties

March 18: Now Who'll Direct the CIA?

March 17: Money Talks

March 11: Feud

March 10: Yellow River or Yellow Journalism?

March 7: Lackluster Agenda

March 6: Trouble for Ferraro

March 5: Common Sense Welfare Reform

March 4: Shakedown Street?

March 3: Fundraising and Hand-Wringing


February 1997

February 28: Chinese Commie "Connection"?

February 26: Privatize Social Security?

February 26: Nightmare in the Lincoln Bedroom

February 25: Clone Fever

February 24: Malibu Ken's Nightmare

February 20: Goldstein Fuels the Fire

February 19: Albright's Dilemma


1996

Best of 1996

Jeff Koopersmith: The Balanced Budget Myth | William Safire, Society Dork


August 1996

August 25: Welfare Kabuki

August 21: Beating Up Ross


May 1996

May 3 -- Dave "Doctor" Gonzo: Nukes for all!


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