Why Barry Bonds Should NOT Go to Jail

The one thing that I miss least about leaving the political arena is the lying.

If there's one quality that unites Democrats and Republicans, politicians and the press corps; it is their mutual propensity for, and expectation of, fabrication.

Often, it's the small lies that wise and wary observers can sniff out before they do harm:  Sure I'll raise $10,000 for your campaign.  You can count on me to support your cause in the legislature.  My, you look way too young to be a grandmother!  Don't...