I was a Civics teacher in the 1960's. At that time all of the text books made a point of saying that a woman could not be employed as a lobbyist because voters might infer that there was a sexual relationship with the lobbyist and the legislator.
Perhaps the NYT editor was in my 9th grade class.

Posted at February 23, 2008 8:48 AM in response to For the Times, Self-Doubt on Image Poses Its Own Risk

Some people who watch debates are like some people who watch automobile races. They want to see an accident. The talking heads were all disappointed that neither candidate was hurt.

Posted at February 22, 2008 9:12 PM in response to These Debates are Worse Than NASCAR...No More!